Febrile convulsions are abnormal firing activity in the brain caused by a sudden rise or fall in body temperature, which causes spasmodic seizures of muscles throughout the body. About 4% of children will have one or more febrile convulsions during infancy. So, what is febrile convulsions? What should I do if my child has febrile convulsions? What is febrile convulsions? Febrile convulsion is a sudden rise or fall in body temperature that causes abnormal firing activity in the brain, resulting in spasmodic seizures of muscles throughout the body. About 4% of children will have one or more febrile convulsions during infancy and early childhood. Febrile convulsions usually occur when the body temperature rises sharply, or within 24 hours of the onset of fever, or occasionally when the fever subsides. They are characterized by generalized rigidity, eye rolling, spasms or twitching of the limbs, and may be accompanied by a brief loss of consciousness. Not all children will have febrile convulsions. In fact, febrile convulsions are very familial, with only a small percentage of children responding to sudden increases or decreases in body temperature. Moreover, there is no temperature limit for febrile convulsions. Simply put, some children will not have convulsions even if they have a fever of 40°C each time, but some children may have convulsions if they have a certain fever of 38.5°C. What should I do if my baby has febrile convulsions? Once a child has a febrile convulsion at home, it is important for parents to remain calm so that they can help their child to the greatest extent possible. Specific treatment for febrile convulsions: 1. Keep the child lying flat on the floor or bed, away from hard and sharp objects to prevent accidental injury, turn the child’s head sideways to prevent accidental aspiration, and loosen the child’s collar or any clothing that interferes with the smooth flow of breathing. 2.Convulsions usually last for a few seconds to a few minutes and then end. If the convulsions last for more than 15 minutes, please call the 120 emergency number promptly. 3, the process of dealing with febrile convulsions need to pay attention to: do not shake the child, and do not forcefully press or tie his body, do not pinch and pry the mouth, and do not stuff anything into the mouth. Keep the environment quiet and avoid sound and light stimuli as much as possible. If the child has only one convulsion within 24 hours after the start of the fever, and the whole body convulsion ends within 5 minutes and everything is normal after recovery, parents need not worry too much. However, if there is more than one convulsion during the fever and it is long, or if the convulsion involves only part of the body, or if the convulsion fails to return to normal afterwards, you should go to the hospital for further examination. The doctor will determine whether it is a simple febrile convulsion or the child is suffering from encephalitis based on the symptoms and signs, combined with EEG, brain CT, lumbar puncture and other examinations. Although, antipyretic drugs also can not avoid the occurrence of febrile convulsions, but we must be clear, when fever, whether a lot of hydration, moderate physical cooling or necessary drug cooling, in the final analysis, is to make the body feel comfortable, so that the disease towards the good direction, so, in the fever, hydration, physical cooling or drug cooling each step should be done in a timely manner.