What to do if your child suddenly has cramps

Nowadays, with the continuous improvement of living standards, more and more families begin to pay attention to their children's health problems. Many children will have sudden cramps. Many parents are particularly worried that such diseases will stimulate their children's brains, etc., and have a certain impact on their children's health and development. If such problems occur, we must grasp the causes and treatment methods and make timely adjustments. Let's learn about what to do if children suddenly have cramps.

What to do if your child suddenly has cramps

I wonder if parents have had this experience: when a child has a fever, they suddenly have convulsions all over the body or in parts of the body. Sometimes they become unconscious and their eyes droop in the blink of an eye. It is so scary that parents are at a loss and even forget the number 120!

This symptom, which causes temporary loss of consciousness, is called "febrile convulsions". It is most likely to occur in children with poor physical constitution and young age (six months to five years old), and is accompanied by a high fever (upper respiratory tract infection). The probability of this happening is higher in boys than in girls.

Fortunately, these "febrile seizures" are not immediately fatal and the chance of occurrence is very low, so parents should not be too nervous and keep shaking or rubbing their children's hands and feet. If vomiting occurs, turn your head to one side to prevent vomitus from blocking your airway. If the convulsions continue within five minutes, or if the convulsions stop but the person is unconscious, medical attention must be sought immediately. While sending the person to the hospital, consideration should also be given to whether the airway is unobstructed.

It is worth noting that if it occurs in the central nervous system, special attention should be paid! It may be because the brain is infected and damaged by the virus, resulting in fever and cramps. You must seek medical treatment immediately, otherwise there will be serious sequelae.

Some parents may ask: Does my child have epilepsy? Otherwise, how could this happen with a small fever? In fact, there is no need to be too nervous. As mentioned before, this kind of convulsion only occurs when there is a fever, while epilepsy occurs completely without warning and is caused by no triggering cause. If you are really worried, you can go to the hospital for a brain imaging scan and EEG test.

When a child has health problems, parents must remember not to blindly give the child some medicine. They must understand the cause and treatment method and make timely adjustments. The above is an introduction to what to do if a child suddenly has cramps. When encountering such problems, parents must let their children exercise more, pay attention to the nutritional balance of their children's diet, and pay attention to keeping the child warm when he or she is sleeping.