How to prevent children from having a fever and seizures?

The phenomenon of high fever convulsions in children is very common in life. This is because persistent high fever makes the child's brain nerves excited. So how to prevent children from having fever convulsions effectively? In fact, the reason why children have convulsions is due to high fever. As long as the child's fever is reduced as soon as possible and the child goes to the hospital to seek help from a doctor when the fever is high, there will be no threat to the child's health.

Generally, the normal body temperature of a healthy baby has a range. Usually, newborns and infants maintain it between 36.7-37.5℃, while toddlers maintain it between 36.6-37.3℃. However, the baby's body temperature is different at different times of the day. For example, most babies' body temperature will rise a little bit in the afternoon. Some babies' body temperature will also rise slightly after crying, exercising, or eating. These are all natural phenomena and parents do not need to worry.

But if the baby does start to have a fever, parents can use physical cooling methods to cool the baby down while taking the baby to the doctor. There are many physical ways to cool down the baby, such as wiping the baby's body with warm water, keeping the room ventilated, and using cooling patches or small ice pillows, all of which are effective. However, since many diseases can cause fever in babies, parents must take their babies to the doctor, find out the cause and then use medication for treatment. Do not use antibiotics indiscriminately.

As for antipyretics, if the baby has a history of febrile convulsions, or the body temperature is too high, usually above 38.5℃ on the axillary temperature, they can be used for the baby in moderation. However, in addition to choosing children's antipyretic drugs, you must calculate the dosage according to age or weight according to the instructions. Do not use it excessively or too frequently, otherwise it will cause adverse reactions.

Parents can easily feel anxious when their baby has a fever, because many parents worry that their baby’s brain will be damaged by the fever. In fact, except for fever caused by diseases such as encephalitis that may bring neurological sequelae, common cold and fever will not damage the child's nervous system, but you must be careful to prevent convulsions.

The above article gives a clear introduction on how to prevent children from having fever and convulsions. I hope that family members are clear about it. There should be no negligence in the health of children. Whether it is a fever or gastrointestinal discomfort, we must be vigilant and take good care of children's daily life. It is important to help them regulate their bodies and improve their immunity.