What should I do if my 1-year-old child has a fever and convulsions?

Children under three years old are very easy to get sick. Children get sick easily, and adults are very anxious, worrying that their children's bodies will not be able to bear it. If a child starts to have a fever when he is one year old and has convulsions all over his body, many parents will be frightened by the child's symptoms, so for a while they will forget how to treat the child. We all know that if the child's fever is not lowered quickly, it is easy to damage the child's intelligence. So what should I do if a one-year-old child has a fever and convulsions?

Adjust your posture

When your baby has a seizure, lay him or her flat on his or her back, making sure he or she is not touching any sharp, hard objects. Later, lay your child on his side to allow him to breathe more easily and prevent saliva or vomit from blocking his trachea. Do not try to pry your child's mouth open; a child who is having a seizure due to a fever or other cause is not in danger of biting his tongue.

Frequent ventilation

If there is air conditioning at home, maintain the room temperature between 25 and 27 degrees Celsius. You can place the child in an air-conditioned room or use an electric fan to blow around him to slowly lower the body temperature, so that the child will feel more comfortable. But if the limbs are cold and the patient is shivering violently, it means that the patient needs warmth, so he should be covered with a blanket.

Take off your clothes

If your baby's limbs, hands and feet are warm and he is sweating all over, it means he needs to dissipate heat and he can wear less clothes.

Wipe with warm water

Undress your baby and rub his whole body with a warm towel. This will dilate the blood vessels in the baby's skin and release body energy. In addition, when water vapor evaporates from the body surface, it will also absorb body heat.

Some mothers are afraid that their children will catch a cold when they have a fever, so they dress their children warmly. However, they don’t know that this improvement method is very bad for the children. When the child has a fever, it is best to open the clothes so that the child can reduce the fever as soon as possible. Give the child a warm bath, which can help the child cool down as soon as possible.