What should I do if my baby has a fever, convulsions, or seizures?

We all know that if a child has a high fever, it may cause some other diseases such as convulsions, etc. However, we only know that such a situation will occur, but we don’t know what to do if the child really has convulsions due to fever? This is a problem that worries us because many times we don’t know what to do and don’t know how to deal with such problems. So what should we do if our baby has a fever, convulsions, or seizures? Let’s learn more about it!

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.

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 or low fever may also cause convulsions. The EEG was still abnormal one week after the fever subsided. There is often a positive family history, and many scholars advocate calling this type "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.

Through the above content, we know what to do if the baby has a fever, convulsions, and seizures. Knowing how to deal with it, many parents will feel relieved. Of course, this does not mean that everything will be fine. If it cannot be handled, go to the hospital for treatment, or there are other problems that occur at the same time, making us at a loss. At this time, we must go to the hospital and receive formal treatment.