How to take care of children’s “spasms” at home

The condition most people call “convulsions” is medically referred to as “convulsions”. Convulsions are often manifested as sudden generalized or localized spasmodic convulsions, mostly accompanied by impaired consciousness, eye rolling, staring or squinting, short duration of the seizure, and in severe cases, repeated episodes. The causes of convulsions 1, infants and young children with persistent high fever is a high-risk factor for inducing convulsions. 2. Children with brain or neurological diseases are also prone to convulsions. What to do when the child convulsions 1, reasonable measures to avoid the child continues to be in a state of high fever, you can effectively prevent convulsions. 2, for the original brain disease accompanied by infection, low, moderate fever will cause children with convulsive seizures, and for the recurrence of high-risk factors, for this part of the infants and young children, should actively take preventive measures, when the child’s body temperature is greater than 38, 50C, can be given oral antipyretic, and according to the doctor’s instructions orally valium tablets (0, 2-0, 3mg/kg) or orally luminal tablets (3-5 mg/kg) to prevent convulsive seizures. To prevent convulsive seizures. 3, once found infants and young children convulsions, should be immediately unbuttoned, pants, so that the child lying in bed. Keep the surrounding environment quiet, let the child’s head to one side, tongue depressor or wooden chopsticks, toothbrush handle and other things wrapped in cloth between the upper and lower incisors, to prevent biting the tongue. Parents can also use their thumbs to press the Renzhong acupoints can also play a role in calming fear. 4, at the same time, constantly remove the affected and the mouth and nasal cavity of the seepage, mucus and other foreign bodies, to maintain a clear airway. 5, it is strictly prohibited to sway or shout at the child, in order to prevent aggravation of convulsions. 6, if it is high fever caused by the child convulsions, should be antipyretic. Available ice water towel or ice packs on the forehead, armpits, groin and other large blood vessels, or 50% alcohol rubbing limbs, so that vasodilatation, reddening of the skin, promote heat dissipation. You can also pinch the middle of the human fingers, acupuncture Renzhong, Neiguan, Hegu and other points to stop convulsions. 7, the recurrence of convulsions, confusion, should pay close attention to the child’s breathing, pupils, such as the emergence of shallow breathing, deepening and irregular, breath holding, double inhalation and other symptoms, or pupil dilatation, light reaction disappears, etc., should be considered to the child occurred in the cerebral edema or cerebral herniation, the child should be sent to the hospital for emergency immediately.