A one-year-old boy suddenly had a high fever and convulsions, and the parents almost made this move... Dirt methods will harm children!

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One-year-old Pingping (pseudonym)

Cold and fever, has been high fever does not go away,

And suddenly the lips are blue,

His eyes rolled up and his hands and feet twitched.

Grandma saw the situation and hurriedly pinched the flat person's middle hole,

After two minutes, PingPing stopped twitching,

Dad saw that the situation was not right,

Hurry up and give the child anti-fever medicine prepared at home,

Drive PingPing to the hospital for treatment.

Wu Junfeng, deputy chief physician of the Department of Infection of the Children's Hospital of Quanzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, who received the treatment, immediately made a corresponding examination of Pingping, and was diagnosed with acute pharyngitis, high fever convulsions, symptomatic treatment, and admission to the hospital for observation.

When Dr. Wu heard that Grandma used the "pinching" method to deal with high-fever convulsions, he informed parents on the spot: when children have fever and fever convulsions, parents must not use pinching people, hand-picked throats, etc., these soil methods are not advisable.

What is hyperthermic convulsions

Febrile seizures used to be called hyperthermic convulsions, commonly known as "fever."

Wu Junfeng introduction:

Febrile seizures are one of the most common seizures in children, and most prognoses are good.

The age of onset is more common from 6 to 3 years old, and generally after 6 years of age due to the improvement of cerebral development and convulsions are relieved.

Fever convulsions can be diagnosed in the early stages of upper respiratory tract infections or other infectious diseases, when convulsions occur above 38 °C during the rise in body temperature, and febrile seizures can be diagnosed by excluding intracranial infections and other organic or metabolic abnormalities that cause convulsions.

What are the manifestations of hyperthermic seizures

Febrile seizures are divided into simple and complex. Simple febrile seizures are the most common.

Simple sudden febrile seizures:

Babies may present with a brief loss of consciousness, rolling of the eyes, closed teeth, twitching of limbs, and in severe cases even foaming at the mouth, incontinence.

Most simple febrile seizures last about 1 to 5 minutes and resolve spontaneously. Febrile seizures have a lower chance of turning into epilepsy.

A short seizure is a benign and harmless seizure that does not damage the baby's brain, and after careful care and formal treatment by a doctor, most babies will not have sequelae after febrile seizures.

Complex febrile seizures:

There are also a few babies who may have a seizure for more than 15 minutes, a focal seizure or several seizures within 24 hours, or a cumulative number of seizures more than 5. This is called complex febrile seizures.

In this case, it is recommended that parents take the baby to the hospital for close observation under the guidance of a specialist, and may also need to undergo EEG and other examinations after the disease improves.

How to cope with febrile seizures

The following "contingency measures" cannot be taken:

Trying to pry open your baby's mouth, pinch your baby's mouth with your hand, and stuff a spoon or chopsticks into your child's mouth can easily cause further injury;

During a febrile seizure, carry the child to the hospital;

Try to stop the baby from twitching by pressing, shaking, restraining, holding, etc.

Correct practice:

Place your child in a flat lying position to avoid vomit inhalation and choking, and wipe off secretions with a tissue or towel. If it is easy to fall on the road, by the pond and other places, first transfer the child to a safe place, and then perform the above operations;

When the fever is more severe: loosening the clothes is conducive to heat dissipation, and scrubbing the child's whole body with warm water can help cool down. If you have a pediatric antipyretic plug, you can insert one into your child's anus;

Do not give your child any medicine or food until he wakes up: if you forcibly open your child's mouth, it may cause damage. When the child is awake, an appropriate amount of sugar and saline can be given.

Seek medical attention as soon as these critical situations arise:

If the seizures persist for more than 5 minutes or even more than 30 minutes of unconsciousness;

Signs of abnormal breathing or severe vomiting, stiff neck;

Slow recovery of consciousness, or extreme drowsiness;

Body temperature ≥ 40 ° C;

More than 1 seizure in a single day.

Source: Fujian Health Daily All-media reporter: Zhang Hongpeng/Wen