36 Indonesian PKP3JH Officers Alerted To Handle Congregational Health In Medina And Mecca

The First Crisis and Relief Handling Team at the Hajj Pilgrims (PKP3JH) is ready to assist the congregation in Medina (ANTARA)

MADINAH - The First Crisis and Relief Handling Team at the Hajj Pilgrims (PKP3JH) is ready to help the congregation in Medina as well as Mecca and currently as of Tuesday 30 May at 13.15 Saudi Arabia Time, the number of pilgrims arriving in Medina is 39,219.

Director of Haji Bina Arsad Hidayat said almost all Hajj officers were already in Medina as well as Mecca and were ready to provide services to Indonesian Hajj Pilgrims, in accordance with their fields and duties, including the Team for Handling the Crisis and First Aid at Hajj Pilgrims.

"This year we are optimizing the PKP3JH team again. They will work together with Hajj officers to provide services and help the congregation," said Arsad, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 30.

Arsad said the PKP3JH team consisted of 36 people, consisting of health components and protection for the congregation. A total of 12 people were placed in Medina while 23 officers in Makkah. There is one person acting as the coordinator.

"They work mobilely at the Prophet's Mosque and the Grand Mosque, and also tour the congregation's hotel sector," said Arsad.

The PKP3JH team, said Arsad, carried out five tasks, namely prevention, mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, recovery, and rehabilitation.

Prevention is an intervention in an event that is not certain, for example, preparing facilities and infrastructure that is the need for Hajj pilgrims, such as wheelchairs, and others.

Mitigation is carried out by mapping and preparing software, as well as possible incident management programs, while preparedness in incidents is overcome with the joint training of each element of Hajj officers.

"We did this during training at the Hajj dormitory. For emergency response, it was an effort to deal with incidents by intervening in the congregation who had problems, ranging from mild, moderate, to severe," explained Arsad.

In carrying out their duties, continued Arsad, in addition to the completeness of health protection and handling equipment, the PKP3JH team was also equipped with 500 pairs of sandals for the congregation in need.

Another PKP3JH task is recovery which is an effort to restore the condition of the congregation as before leaving, as well as rehabilitation.

"The taxation of problems obtained by Hajj officers will be used as a reference in planning the planning of further Hajj activities," he said.

PKP3JH Coordinator Agus Pribowo added seven operational days in Medina, his team noted the services and handling carried out on a number of problems experienced by the congregation.

In the field, the PK3JH team found Congregants experiencing shock (1 person), heat stroke (1), tired/laxy (7), knee pain (3), muscle pain (5), back pain (1), faint/depletion of consciousness (1), dizziness/vertigo (3), loss of goods (3), loss of sandals (7), panic/mass (1), separate from the group (16), and get lost either with the group (2) or alone (14).

"On various findings in the field, the PKP3JH team will immediately carry out the handling, and be ready to help them," explained Agus Pribowo.

Some of the efforts that have been made by PKP3JH in helping the congregation, including taking them to the boarding house, providing health education (6), carrying out on-site/posko (16) handling, referring to the Haram Emergency Center (1), collaborating with the Linjam Team in helping the congregation (4).

At least 21 people were escorted to the hospital and eight others were shown their way home. The PKP3JH team also evacuated one congregation who fainted during Friday prayers at the Prophet's Mosque. After providing first aid, the congregation was finally evacuated to King Salman Hospital for further treatment," he continued.

In addition to direct handling, Agus continued, PKP3JH also took preventive promotive steps. These steps include campaigning.

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