How to deal with a child's high fever convulsion

High fever and convulsions in children are quite common. Parents will definitely be caught off guard by this situation. So how to deal with high fever and convulsions in children? I believe many parents and friends want to know more about this aspect. Next, this article will introduce to you how to deal with children’s high fever convulsions. Friends who want to know more about the relevant knowledge can take a look!

When a child has a high fever convulsion, parents should pay attention to the following points:

1. Do not pick up the child in a hurry. Instead, place the child in a side-lying position quickly. This can avoid the risk of suffocation when the child vomits.

2. Quickly undress your child so that he or she can breathe freely and dissipate heat.

3. Do not give antipyretic drugs orally. You can put a fever-reducing suppository in the child's anus and wipe the child's head, neck and limbs (do not wipe the front and back of the heart) with a warm towel to help reduce the temperature.

4. When the child's convulsion stops, send the child to the hospital immediately. If the convulsion has not stopped for more than 3 minutes, do not wait, send the child to the nearest hospital immediately.

When a child has a convulsion, parents are often very panicked and at a loss as to what to do. Some parents pinch their children hard, but this is unreasonable because it often has no effect and may also break the child's tender skin. After a child has a convulsion, especially if it is the first time, a detailed examination must be conducted, including head CT, EEG, blood routine, full biochemical test, etc. Do not feel sorry for the child and refuse the examination.

Most children with high fever convulsions have a family history, which means that this disease is closely related to genetics, and many children's parents had a history of febrile convulsions when they were young. However, many people deny that they have this medical history. One reason is that they are hesitant and deliberately conceal it. Second, we really don’t know because the child’s parents concealed the illness from their previous generation. In fact, from a certain perspective, children with a family history of febrile seizures are better than those without, because they have a genetic tendency and are easier to diagnose. For those who do not have a genetic predisposition but suddenly have seizures, it may be due to other diseases. Therefore, after a child has a high fever and convulsions, the child's parents must go home and ask both parents whether they or other siblings had a history of febrile convulsions when they were children.

The incidence of febrile convulsions is about 2% to 4%. Among children with febrile convulsions, 1/3 have a second convulsion, 1/2 of them have a third convulsion, and about 1/10 have 3 or more recurrences. Recurrence of febrile seizures occurred within 3 years of the first attack. Although convulsions are different from epilepsy and most children have a good prognosis, each convulsion attack will more or less have a certain impact on the child's physical and mental health. It is a great psychological pressure on the child's parents. Therefore, it is very important to prevent or reduce the recurrence of high fever convulsions in children.

The above is an introduction on how to deal with high fever convulsions in children. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you will have a very good understanding of the relevant treatment methods for children's high fever convulsions. This knowledge is very necessary for parents of sick children to understand! I hope that through the above introduction, everyone will know the correct methods to deal with children’s high fever convulsions.