Practitioners Advise Election Officers To Be More Sensitive To Health Complaints

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

Health practitioners advise general election officers (elections) such as polling groups (KPPS), voting committees (PPS), election participants, legislative candidates, success teams or sympathizers to be more sensitive to health complaints.

"The election has passed, early detection is key. For KPPS officers, election committees, legislative candidates, success teams (timses), sympathizers can be more sensitive to health complaints," said Head of the Medical Services Section of the Regional General Hospital (RSUD), Dr. Ngabila, quoted from Antara, Saturday 17 February.

He explained, for those aged 40 years and over, they usually already have at least one comorbid or congenital disease.

"Please be more sensitive to health complaints," said Ngabila.

Then, he continued, for those who have chronic diseases or who are taking routine drugs for their comorbidities, such as hypertension, stroke, heart disease, chronic kidney failure, cancer, low immune disorders or other immunodeficiencies, they must also be more sensitive to symptoms.

"Don't be afraid, ashamed, hesitate or lazy. If there are few complaints, including coughing a cold, immediately come to the puskesmas and hospitals (hospitals) to be diagnosed and therapy immediately," he said.

However, he continued, if it is only dizziness and does not improve with drugs that are usually consumed in one or 24 hours, immediately come for treatment at the nearest health center or hospital.

"Early detection and therapy are the keys to preventing severity and death," he said.

Meanwhile, said Ngabila, for those who are asymptomatic, he suggests continuing to carry out a clean and healthy lifestyle.

"Use a mask in the crowd, wash your hands diligently, consume vitamin D3 and vitamin C verbally (drinking) or injection (injection on the doctor's advice) so that your body is fit, immunity is maintained," he said.

He also asked this group to adopt a healthy lifestyle 'CERDIK', namely not smoking, physical activity 30 minutes a day, eating three fruit vegetables to a day's portion, limiting sugar consumption, salt, fat, energy drinks or packaging or soda.

"Just get enough sleep for at least seven hours in 24 hours and if you stay up late, take a nap, don't be stressed by empathizing and keeping the work team well so that the proportion of work is balanced," he said.

In West Jakarta, the local General Elections Commission noted that two KPPS officers had fallen ill after the vote took place, but had received treatment.

"The order officer at TPS 47 RW 05 Krendang, Tambora. He is being treated at the puskesmas. This is because he was tired, immediately finished the collection, he was treated at the puskesmas. He did not stay straight home at night," said the head of the West Jakarta KPU, Endang Istianti.