How parents can deal with pediatric febrile convulsions

Pediatric febrile convulsions simply refer to convulsions caused by a sudden rise in body temperature, with the cause of the fever being an infection outside the central nervous system, often a milder upper respiratory tract infection. Mostly seen in 6 months – 3 years old children, after the age of 3 years old seizures reduce, less than 6 months greater than 6 years old rare. In fact, when the pediatric fever, parents such as giving proper care, will greatly reduce the incidence of pediatric febrile convulsions, many parents now think that children should be covered with fever, covered from head to toe, which makes the original fever of the child’s body temperature is getting higher and higher, thus triggering the occurrence of convulsions. When the child’s body temperature is greater than 39 ℃, especially the occurrence of febrile convulsions of the child is very easy in the next high fever again, should be given immediately to antipyretic, take off excess clothing, loosening the buttons, head placed in a cold towel or home water pillow in the refrigerator cooled under the head of the child or armpit, placed in the child in the ventilation of the shade, such as the home has antipyretic drugs, can be taken according to the instructions of the doctor or instructions, and many times to drink. Once at home or on the way to the clinic convulsions, should let the child lying down, head to one side, remove nasal and oral secretions, vomit, to keep the airway open, to prevent asphyxia, and acupressure in the middle of the person, do not shake the child, and at the same time, call the 120 ambulance transfer to the hospital for treatment.