What to do if your child has a fever and convulsions

Fever in young children is a common disease during growth. Many parents can help their babies relieve the symptoms in time when encountering such symptoms. However, many parents will encounter the phenomenon that their babies have convulsions while having a fever, so many parents are always particularly worried and afraid. However, at this time, it is necessary to help the baby relieve the symptoms in time, otherwise it will easily cause great stimulation to the baby's brain. Let's learn about what to do if a child has a fever and convulsions.

What to do if your child has a fever and convulsions

If a child has a high fever and convulsions at home, parents can take the following measures:

1. If the convulsion lasts more than 4 minutes, you should go to the hospital immediately; if it is less than 4 minutes, you can wait until the child feels better and rests for a while before going to the hospital.

2. Lie flat or on your side without opening your mouth: When the baby has a convulsion, let him lie flat on the bed and let him lie on his side so that he can breathe smoothly and prevent saliva or vomit from blocking the trachea. Do not try to pry your child's mouth open; a child who is having a seizure due to a fever or other cause is not in danger of biting his tongue.

3. Maintain a suitable indoor temperature: Maintain the room temperature between 25 and 27 degrees Celsius. You can place the child in an air-conditioned room or use an electric fan to blow around him/her to slowly lower the body temperature, so that the child will feel more comfortable. But if the limbs are cold and the patient is shivering violently, it means that the patient needs warmth, so he should be covered with a blanket.

4. Take off clothes: If the baby's limbs and hands and feet are warm and the whole body is sweating, it means that the baby needs to dissipate heat, so he can wear fewer clothes.

5. Apply warm water: During the period when the baby's convulsions are relieved, take measures to cool down the baby. Undress your baby and rub his whole body with a warm towel. This will dilate the blood vessels in the baby's skin and release body energy. In addition, when water vapor evaporates from the body surface, it will also absorb body heat.

6. Drink more water to help sweating and prevent dehydration. Water has the function of regulating temperature, which can lower body temperature and replenish water lost in the baby's body.

The above is an introduction to what to do if a young child has a fever and convulsions. When encountering such symptoms, parents must promptly help the baby to physically cool down. Once the baby's fever is more serious, the baby must be given appropriate antipyretics such as acetyl. In addition, the indoor air must be kept circulating, and if necessary, go to the hospital for treatment in time.