Prospective Hajj Pilgrim From Aceh Dies Suspected Of Having A Heart Attack In Saudi Arabia, Health Team Says Departing Healthy

ACEH - A pilgrim candidate for Hajj (JCH) from Embarkation Banda Aceh (BTJ) 1, Muslim Abdul Wahab (51) who died on the plane 15 minutes before landing at Medina Airport, Saudi Arabia, is known to have departed in good health.

"Before leaving the deceased was in good health because since leaving, a medical examination was carried out as well as at embarkation a re-examination was carried out to determine that each pilgrim is fit to fly in terms of health," said a member of the Airport Work Area Health Team (Daker) dr Aryanti Alam in Medina, Antara. , Wednesday, June 15.

According to him, the cause of death was a heart attack due to a sudden blockage of the heart's arteries.

"Usually it will be experienced by the congregation with mild complaints of chest pain, difficulty breathing, blue or more obvious complaints," he said.

He said that at that time he felt unwell and had chest pain, so the team doctor was called to perform an examination and at that time CPR (basic life support) was also performed. But after several attempts to help, Muslim Abdul Wahab was not saved.

Another member of the Daker Airport health team, Dr Riza Jayanti, said that because the deceased who was the team leader in the BTJ1 group already had a comorbid heart disease, fatigue could be a triggering factor.

"For pilgrims who will depart, please a week before leaving to maintain health, limit physical activity, especially pilgrims who have comorbidities to be fit, because the flight is long, the plane is also cold. If there is a lack of fluids, dehydration can cause situational stress. encourage a heart attack to occur," he said.

The Head of Daker at Haryanto Airport said that according to the rules of the Saudi Arabian government, every pilgrim who died would be buried in Saudi Arabia.