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Posted by Nurses Nguyen Thi Mai and Duong Thi Hong - Pediatric Inpatient Department, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.Febrile convulsion (SCCG) is a febrile seizure without evidence of a CNS infection or a known cause such as a metabolic disorder or prior nonfebrile seizures. .
1. What are the symptoms of febrile seizures in children?
Usually high fever above 39 o C; Loss or loss of consciousness and foaming at the mouth; Arms and legs go stiff, then start to convulse; Two eyes looking back. There are 2 types of febrile seizures : Simple type and complex type:
2. How to give first aid to a child with a high fever and convulsion
Step 1:
Put the child down on the bed or in a cool, flat place; avoid hard objects, sharp objects; Put the child to one side to avoid vomiting, vomit will enter the respiratory tract by the child inhaled; Loosen or take off clothes; Never use hard objects in the mouth of the child. Step 2:
Putting antipyretic tablets into the anus because the child is having a seizure is very difficult and easy to choke. Use the usual amount of paracetamol that your baby uses or at a dose of 10-15mg/kg body weight. Step 3:
Use a clean towel dipped in warm water, wring out the water and wipe all over the child's body, especially the groin and armpits, wipe repeatedly until the child stops convulsing. Step 4:
When the child stops the convulsion, still let the child lie on his side, with his head slightly tilted back (a safe position) so that if the child vomits, the vomit will go out without entering the airway causing obstruction. airway obstruction, endangering the life of children. Step 5:
Quickly take the child to the emergency room for early treatment to prevent recurrent seizures
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3. Preventing convulsions caused by high fever in children
When the child has a fever, take the child to the doctor for early treatment, detect the cause of the fever and prevent convulsions; Give your baby more water to drink or feed more often; drink electrolyte water (oresol), orange juice, lemon juice to rehydrate and increase resistance for children; Take off clothes, wear cool clothes, do not warm or cover the child; Place the child in a cool, clean place; Monitor baby's temperature regularly by thermocouple; Wipe the child's body with warm water, use fever-reducing medicine when the body temperature is over 38.5 degrees Celsius; Give children easy-to-eat liquid foods: porridge, milk... or other foods they like to eat to restore their health;
In case the child is born weak and malnourished, more attention should be paid. Give your baby a full meal of nutrients, a reasonable diet and food supplements to improve his health status and strengthen his resistance. You can consult a doctor or a nutritionist about a child's diet.
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