Be Alert To Candidates In Jakarta During The Rainy Season

Illustration - Yogyakarta City Firefighters evacuated snakes that entered people's homes (PHOTO ANTARA/HO-Dinas Damkar)

JAKARTA - Floods are not only a threat during the rainy season in Jakarta. However, there is the potential for venomous snakes to come to the residential environment. Because the rainy season is a time when snake eggs hatch. Head of the Epidemiological Surveillance and Immunization Section of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Ngabila Salama, asked the residents of the capital to be aware of venomous snake bites by implementing the initial procedures for all forms of snake bites by mobilizing. "The initial lactation is that all forms of snake bites are mobilized, namely the minimalization of movement at the snake bite site both on the hands and feet. And immediately refer to the nearest health facility," Ngabila said in his statement, quoted on Tuesday, January 10. First, minimize movement at the site of snake bites such as hands and feet by installing pawns made of wood, bamboo, or cardboard. "Tata as early as this must be right. If not true, it will cause serious complications and death," said Ngabila. Second, immediately contact the Jakarta Alert service with contact number 112 or ask the ambulance to take the snake bite victim to the nearest health care facility (fasyankes). Ngabila said that a number of government-owned health facilities in the capital city had snake antibias serum available. Among them are RSCM, Gatot Subroto Army Hospital, Sulianti Saroso Hospital, Pantai Indah Kapuk Hospital, Cengkareng Hospital, Fatawati Hospital, Pasar Minggu Hospital, Jatipadang Hospital, Friendship Hospital, and Jakarta Hajj Hospital. "The snake antibidity sea is given free of charge and covered by BPJS Kesehatan if it is an accidental bite. If the bite is intentional because it plays with the snake, then it cannot be borne by the financing," explained Ngabila. However, he continued, not all snake bites require an anti-snake serum. In addition, the use of SabU must first report and consult the case ­ it to experts at 0853 3403 0409 (Indonesia Toxinology Society). For this reason, all health centers, hospitals and health facilities in Jakarta are instructed to report directly cases of snake or venomous snake bites found by first-level health facilities (FKTP) and advanced referral health facilities (FKTRL).