Foot Cases Soar In The Holy Land, Usually As A Result Of Indonesian Hajj Pilgrims Leaving The Mosque Without Sandals

Illustration of the pilgrimage. (Antanews)

JAKARTA - The Head of Health for the Hajj Organizing Officer (PPIH) of Saudi Arabia M. Imran said that the limping leg became a common case in every Hajj service. Imran explained that the case of limping feet was usually caused because participants of Indonesian Hajj candidates walked out of the mosque to the mosque without sandals. "Usually, participants of Indonesian Hajj candidates leave their sandals outside the mosque as usual in the country and when they return, the sandals do not exist or come out of different doors," he said when met at the Indonesian Hajj Health Clinic (KKHI) Medina, Tuesday, May 23, was confiscated by Antara. Meanwhile, with the hot conditions, Imran continued, only 10 meters of roads could make the soles swell due to the hotness of the floor outside the mosque.

However, cases of limping feet usually occur in the Medina region, in contrast to in the Grand Mosque, Makkah.

"This is different from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, which has cold ceramics, so when it's hot, tawaf around the Kaaba will not make the feet limp, while in the Prophet's Mosque Medina it doesn't have cold ceramics," said Imran. The case of limp feet, continued Imran, usually occurs because the participants of the Hajj candidate see the sandals not too far away and force the road without sandals. As a result, the palms of their feet are limping, so it needs treatment and treatment for at least one week. "Even if the person concerned has a congenital disease such as diabetes, it can be up to two weeks of treatment. Therefore, when the sandals are lost, then convey it to the officers," he said.

Imran said that there will be health workers on guard in sector one of the Prophet's Mosques or door 22 and there will be officers who are mobile during the hot time before the D Prayer time until after Asar brings sandals, masks, and medicines for first aid. "Never use odols when your feet are limping, because it can actually make you worse because you can't evaporate and cause heat inward. Therefore, the first aid that can be done is to flush with cold water for 30 minutes by first applying and asking for help from officers," he said. Other than limping feet, other cases due to hot weather are dehydration, heat exhaustion or extreme fatigue conditions because the body is exposed to hot temperatures accompanied by dehydration, as well as heat stroke or serious hot injury conditions.