What should I do if my baby has a fever of 39 degrees and has convulsions?

Each of us pays special attention to the baby's health, and is particularly afraid that the baby will have problems of one kind or another. We attach great importance to the baby's physical health, because every baby is the hope of the family, and parents want their children to grow up healthily. However, babies always encounter many problems, such as high fever, which makes parents at a loss. So let's take a look at what to do if the baby has a fever of 39 degrees and has convulsions?

A febrile seizure with any of the following features is called a complex febrile seizure:

⑴ The age of onset is before 6 months or after 6 years.

⑵The attack lasts for a long time, more than 15 minutes.

⑶ Repeated convulsions during a febrile illness.

⑷ The attack manifests as localized convulsions.

⑸ After the attack, there are neurological abnormalities such as temporary paralysis.

The body temperature at the beginning of the disease is high fever (≥39℃). After repeated attacks, moderate fever and low fever may also cause convulsions. The EEG is still abnormal one week after the fever subsides. There is often a positive family history. Many scholars advocate calling this type of epilepsy "high fever induced epilepsy."

Convulsions are systemic, infrequent (most people only have one convulsion during a fever), short in duration (a few seconds to 10 minutes), with rapid recovery and no abnormal neurological symptoms. Simple febrile convulsions have a good prognosis and usually have no effect on intelligence, learning, or behavior. 30% to 50% of children are prone to convulsions when they have a fever in the future, but these seizures usually no longer occur by school age.

When a convulsion occurs, parents should pay attention to the following: Do not panic to prevent trauma caused by convulsions and falls. If the seizure lasts for a short time, the convulsion will often stop before you have time to do anything. If the convulsion lasts for a long time or recurs, the child should be sent to the hospital quickly to be given medication to stop the convulsion, oxygen, etc. If vomiting occurs after the convulsion stops, the respiratory secretions should be cleared in time to keep the airway open.

We now know what to do if the baby has a fever of 39 degrees and has convulsions. Many times it is unavoidable for children to get sick, but what parents can do is to help their children improve their resistance and make their bodies stronger so that they can resist the invasion of diseases. Children also need to exercise regularly, and parents can change the way they exercise their children.