A chemical waste victim received treatment at the Pasir Gudang Municipal Council Stadium medic base on March 16, 2019. — Bernama70 to 90% of cases of people receiving treatment at the Pasir Gudang Municipal Council Stadium medic base here, were due to panic following the numerous rumours and untruths spread about the toxic waste pollution in the Kim Kim River, last week.
Mercy Malaysia clinical pyschologist Dr Azlina Roszy Mohd Gaffar said that, based on monitorings and observations up to yesterday, it was found that most of the cases referred there were related to panic.‘’So, when they panicked, they have symptoms such as hyperventilation or short of breath which is often compounded with problems they already have,’’ she told reporters at the stadium here.
In addition, Dr Azlina said air pollution also impacted badly on those who had asthma and heart problems, and panic would also worsen their conditions. ‘’If not alleviated, we will admit them and they will be treated in accordance with the stipulated procedure. However, after we have seen, for sometime, for example, half-an-hour, one hour, and he feels better and is improving, and we see no other symptoms, it is indeed anxiety or panic,’’ she added.As of midnight, 65 new patients were warded due to the chemical wastes pollution, making the number of those who were still being treated at hospitals at 371 people.
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