Many Communities Experience Health Problems Due to Smoke Haze, Visitors to Siak District Hospital This Month Increase

News24xx.com - Karlahut causes haze which is now widespread in Riau, including in Siak Regency, which impacts more and more people exposed to various respiratory disorders.

As a result, visitors to the Tengku Rafian Siak Regional Hospital also experienced a surge, because many people who were exposed to the disease due to haze checked their health at the hospital.

Head of Yanmen District Hospital Tengku Rafian Siak, Dr. Hartini said, based on available data, the number of visitors who came had an increase of 11 percent compared to last month.

The details, for the ISPA overall 114 patients with 99 outpatients and 15 patients in the Emergency Department (ED). For pneumonia as many as 7 patients, 1 patient was treated on the road and 6 emergency room patients.

Then for asthma a total of 54 patients with 26 outpatients and 28 emergency patients. Eye irritation for a total of 28 patients, 27 outpatients and 1 emergency patient. Also, skin irritation was 1 ED patient, with a total of 204 patients recorded during August 2019.
 
Meanwhile, Director of Siak District Hospital, Dr. Beni, appealed to the entire Siak community to drink plenty of water and reduce outdoor activities as a form of prevention of ARI.

"Yes, I urge the public to reduce outdoor activities, wear masks when outdoors and drink more water," he concluded.