Children with fever and cramps should be treated promptly

It is normal for children to have a fever, but if the child's fever is not treated in time, it can cause great harm. Some may even cause nerve damage to the child, especially the damage to the brain nerves is more serious. Therefore, as parents, we must pay attention to children's fever. So let's take a look at the following introduction to what it means when a child has a fever and has cramps.

When children have a fever, they may suddenly experience convulsions all over their body or in parts of their body. 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 boys occurring is higher than that of girls.

Fortunately, these "febrile seizures" are not immediately fatal (the probability is very low), so if they happen, you must remain calm and don't be too nervous and keep shaking or rubbing your child'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.

Parents who care about their children 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.

The above is a detailed introduction to cramps in children when they have a fever. As a parent, you must learn more about this knowledge so that you will have countermeasures when your child has a fever and cramps. However, experts recommend that if your child's cramps when they have a fever do not improve quickly, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible to relieve the cramps caused by the child's fever.