Designing Body Life Bag Using Reusable Ice Gel As A Curative Measure To Handle Heat Stroke Cases Of Indonesian Hajj Jamaah

Abstract

Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam which is carried out physically, activities in the outside environment can reach 30 hours exposing pilgrims to hot temperatures [3]. The Indonesian Ministry of Health recorded that 430 Indonesian pilgrims died each year between 2012 and 2019 due to heat stroke. The Indonesian Ministry of Health for Hajj 2022 uses body bags as a medium for storing ice water, creating fear among pilgrims and making it difficult to get ice water. The body life bag is an innovative immersion device using ice gel. Testing of three alternative body life bag designs (Salamon, Arabiyan, Camel Poc) was carried out by three subjects aged 42 years. Subjects were selected based on the similarity in appearance of fatigue due to exposure to environmental heat with elderly Indonesian pilgrims. The criteria of BMI are 30.45 kg/m2, 26.93 kg/m2, and 27.64 kg/m2. The test was carried out during the day under exposure to environmental heat with an ambient temperature of 28.3oC, an air speed of 1.5 m/s, and an air humidity of 43 g/m2. This test was based on ISO 9920 and ISO 11079 standards. There were three alternative designs of the Body Life Bag, the fastest cooling time was 5 minutes 41 seconds and the subject's final temperature was obtained at 33.2oC. So the most effective design for lowering body temperature is the Salamon design.