Emergency treatment of febrile convulsions in children

Sometimes febrile convulsions in children happen in a flash, and you may not be able to deal with it in time. In fact, this is because parents do not know how to deal with it, which leads to delays in the child's treatment. Do you know, parents? Your mistakes may lead to the loss of your child's life. Let me introduce to you the emergency treatment methods for febrile convulsions in children!

Step 1: The child lies on his side or with his head tilted to one side.

Immediately place the child in a prone position with his head tilted slightly back and his chin slightly protruding forward, without using a pillow. Or have the child lie flat without a pillow, with the head tilted to one side. Avoid giving medicine to the child during a convulsion (to prevent suffocation).

Step 2: Keep the airway open.

Unbutton your collar, wrap a tongue depressor or chopsticks with soft cloth or handkerchief and place it between the upper and lower molars to prevent biting your tongue. At the same time, use a handkerchief or gauze to promptly clean the secretions from the child's mouth and nose.

Step 3: Control seizures.

Use your fingers to pinch and press the child's Ren Zhong, Hegu, Neiguan and other acupoints for two or three minutes, and keep the surrounding environment quiet. Try to move the child as little as possible to reduce unnecessary stimulation.

Step 4: Cool down.

Cold compress—Place cold towels on the child’s forehead, palms, and thighs, and change them frequently; fill a hot water bottle with ice water or an ice pack, wrap it with a towel and place it on the child’s forehead, neck, or groin, or use a fever-reducing patch.

Warm water bath—Use a warm water towel to repeatedly and gently wipe the areas where large veins run, such as the neck, armpits, elbows, groin, etc., to make the skin red to facilitate heat dissipation.

Warm water bath: the water temperature should be between 32 and 36 degrees Celsius, with the amount of water enough to cover the trunk. Support the child's head and shoulders, and let the body lie in the basin. The bath time should be 5 to 10 minutes. Scrub the skin more often to help the sweat glands secrete.

Drug-induced fever reduction—oral antipyretics, or inserting antipyretic suppositories into the baby’s anus.

Step 5: Seek medical attention promptly.

Generally speaking, a child's febrile convulsion will be relieved in 3-5 minutes. Therefore, when a child loses consciousness and has systemic symmetrical tonic-clonic spasms or convulsions, parents should not rush to take the child to the hospital. Instead, they should wait until the child regains consciousness before going to the hospital. Even if the child's convulsions have stopped after care, he or she should go to the hospital to further find out the real cause of the convulsions. However, if the child continues to convulse for more than 5-10 minutes without relief, or has repeated attacks in a short period of time, it indicates that the condition is serious and the child must be rushed to the hospital. On the way to the doctor, keep the child exposed and straighten the neck to keep the airway open. Do not wrap the child too tightly to prevent the child's mouth and nose from being blocked, causing airway obstruction or even suffocation and death.

After learning about these emergency treatment methods for pediatric febrile convulsions, parents must really remember them in their hearts. I hope you are not just joking about this matter. I am telling you very seriously here. I hope you can really remember these emergency treatment methods for pediatric febrile convulsions!