What should I do if my child has a fever and convulsions?

  After a high fever in infants and young children, some of them may have convulsions, which are mostly characterized by staring, loss of consciousness, not responding to calls, or not relieved by touching, tapping or pinching, with or without stiffness or shaking of the limbs. Most parents are at their wits’ end and feel anxious when they encounter this condition!  The following is a popular introduction to parents by way of questions and answers to help you understand the problem and teach you how to deal with it.  1. What should I do if my child has a twitch?  The key to dealing with this is to try to stop twitching, first of all, if the teeth are repeatedly tightly closed, be sure to take appropriate objects into the mouth to prevent bites, teeth off, commonly pinched pinprick finger toe approach, if you can not stop, you need to promptly send the nearest hospital to stop twitching.  2.What is the cause of the child’s fever and convulsions?  First of all, we should distinguish whether it is the first time or the previous fever convulsions. In principle, the first fever and convulsion should exclude central nervous system infection, which is often referred to as encephalitis meningitis, and can sometimes be identified through symptoms. If a small baby has a bulging fontanelle before the convulsion, vomits a lot, cries more than soothing or drowsy, and a slightly older child has a headache, dizziness and vomiting, and a hard neck when quiet, it is necessary to consider intracranial infection, and timely hospital consultation is essential. If the body temperature is not high before the convulsions, when the spirit is still good, activities such as eating is not affected, mostly consider febrile convulsions. If there is a history of febrile convulsions before, recovering well after treatment and diagnosed as febrile convulsions, then this febrile convulsions febrile convulsions are more likely. Some children with repeated multiple febrile convulsions are a special type of epilepsy.  3. Will febrile convulsions happen again afterwards?  Many children may only have one febrile convulsion in their lifetime, but some children may have another or multiple convulsions.  4.How can I prevent my child from having another convulsion after a fever?  Usually, children who have more than two convulsions after a fever, children whose single convulsion lasts for more than 5 minutes and cannot be relieved by themselves, and children whose body temperature is not as high as the last convulsion or even getting lower when convulsing, have a high possibility of having another fever and convulsion. Prompt reduction of fever is the key. For children whose temperature is getting lower and lower, consider taking half or one Valium tablet to prevent convulsions at the time of fever. Some children whose temperature is still difficult to control quickly and effectively may be at risk of having another convulsion (if they have been in a similar situation before) and may take another diazepam tablet. After that, send to the doctor promptly.  5.Will fever convulsions cause children to become stupid?   Generally speaking, it will not, except for those who have repeated and prolonged convulsions or even convulsions lasting more than 15 minutes in a continuous state, which are more risky.  All children with fever and convulsions need to seek medical attention in time, so that the doctor can help you deal with them. Timely identification of the condition and timely management will help the prognosis. Cooperating with the diagnosis and treatment can often lead to unexpected knowledge gains and can effectively prevent blind panic when it happens again.