What to do if a 6-year-old child has a fever and convulsions

The weather changes drastically with the change of seasons. As we all know, children's physical constitution is not as good as that of adults. In addition, some parents are busy with work and cannot take good care of their children, so they can easily get sick. Among them, colds and fevers are really common diseases, and many children often suffer from fever and convulsions because of severe colds. At this time, many parents want to ask what to do if a 6-year-old child has a fever and convulsions?

Children's fever and convulsions have a great impact on their health. Children who often catch colds and fevers in their daily lives are prone to high temperature convulsions. At this time, parents must understand how to take physical cooling measures for their children in time to avoid causing convulsions in their children and causing serious hypoxic damage to the brain.

When children experience convulsions after having a fever, it is medically called "febrile convulsion". This is mainly due to the incomplete development of the nervous system of infants and young children, such as poor inhibitory function of the cerebral cortex and incomplete formation of nerve myelin sheaths. Once exposed to external stimuli (such as high fever), excitement can easily spread and cause convulsions.

Generally speaking, infants and young children aged 6 months to 4 years, especially those who are prone to high fever. When a child's body temperature rises sharply, the higher the temperature, the more likely the attack is. When a high temperature convulsion occurs, symptoms such as loss of consciousness, eyes rolling up, clenched teeth, and twitching of the limbs will appear. Luo Youtong said that babies who often catch colds and fevers are most likely to suffer from febrile convulsions. Most cramps occur when the baby has a high fever, such as a body temperature of 39℃-40℃, and last for a relatively short time, about 2-3 minutes, and generally do not exceed 10 minutes. After the convulsion stopped, the child woke up.

Many parents believe that high fever convulsions will burn the baby's brain. Once convulsions occur, they panic and pinch the baby's Ren Zhong, Yongquan and other acupuncture points hard, often injuring the baby's tender skin. In fact, most febrile convulsions will not endanger the life of the child, nor will they damage the brain and leave sequelae, so parents do not need to panic too much. However, when a convulsion occurs, the baby is unconscious. If the vomit in the baby's mouth is inhaled into the trachea, it will cause the risk of suffocation. Therefore, parents need to calmly and promptly deal with vomit in their children's mouths.

Based on the above introduction, everyone has a certain understanding of what to do if a 6-year-old child has a fever and convulsions. Tell parents not to be anxious and make the right choice in time based on their children’s physical condition. If the condition is serious, take your child to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to avoid more serious conditions.