What should I do if my baby has a high fever convulsion?

Colds, coughs, and fevers are some of the more common diseases among babies. If the fever is not serious, parents can take physical cooling methods to reduce the baby's fever. If the baby's fever symptoms are severe, you need to take the baby to the doctor for examination in time before symptomatic treatment. So what should you do if your baby suddenly has a high fever convulsion? Let’s take a look at the introduction below!

1. In case of high fever convulsion, you should loosen the baby's clothes, place the baby in a ventilated place, immediately let the baby lie on his back, loosen the collar, and gently support the baby's body to avoid joint injuries or falls.

2. To prevent the baby's vomit from entering the airway, consciously turn the baby's head to one side and clean the secretions in the mouth and nose in time to prevent the baby from inhaling foreign objects and causing suffocation.

3. Babies often bite their tongues unconsciously during convulsions. Mothers can wrap a small wooden board (or the stick end of a baby spoon) with clean gauze and place it in the baby's mouth.

4. When a convulsion occurs, the mother should press the philtrum (the middle position under the nose) with her thumb to open the orifices and wake the baby up until the convulsion is relieved. However, the nails should not be too sharp or too forceful to avoid piercing the baby's skin and causing unnecessary damage.

Kind tips:

1. Do not shake your child vigorously, control limb twitching forcibly, or cover your child to sweat and reduce fever. These methods are incorrect.

2. If the convulsion cannot be quelled after taking the above measures, resulting in respiratory arrest, immediately perform artificial respiration and cardiac compression, then immediately notify the ambulance to send the patient to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment, and do not delay. Parents should not run around with their babies in their arms. If foreign objects are inhaled into the trachea, the degree of suffocation will be aggravated.

The above content introduces in great detail the countermeasures for babies who have a high fever and suddenly have convulsions. I hope it can serve as a reference for more parents. When a baby has a high fever convulsion, parents must first calm themselves down, and then follow the steps described above step by step. Never run around with the baby in your arms without permission.