Recently, the news that Dr. Wang Teng, a teacher at a university in Sichuan, was infected with and died suddenly of new crown has sparked widespread discussion.
32 years old, he was young, but suddenly passed away in the early morning of December 13.
Dr. Wang found out that he had symptoms, in order not to infect his wife and children, he went to another house to self-isolate himself, but he did not expect to pass this level. One of the reasons for the tragedy caused by
. It may be "high fever convulsions".
If adults have a high fever state for a long time, it may cause abnormal discharge of brain neurons, disordered central nervous system, and “high fever convulsions”. At this time, you really cannot be alone.
This wave of virus is particularly obvious. When the fever exceeds 38.5℃ or does not exceed 38.5℃ but the condition is very poor, you should also try every means to reduce the fever in time.
Especially for children, they need to pay more attention to the occurrence of high fever convulsions after being infected with the new coronavirus.
Today, I want to tell you about the high fever convulsions and how to deal with them (both adults and children are suitable).
01
Why do you have high fever convulsions?
hyperthermia convulsion, also known as fever convulsion, is one of the common diseases of children's nervous system .
This disease usually occurs between 6 months and 5 years old. Usually, the body temperature rises rapidly to above 38℃, and the probability of seizure within 24 hours of fever is very high.
When the body temperature is higher than 38.5℃, brain cells are prone to active activity and abnormal discharge occurs, resulting in the occurrence of high fever convulsions.
At this time, the child will roll his eyes, lose consciousness, and convulse the limbs. This is what we usually call high fever convulsions.
commonly known as "epileptic" looks like convulsions.
The pathogenesis of convulsions is not yet clear, and it is usually believed to be related to immature nervous system development and family genetics.
Clinically, high fever convulsions are divided into simple fever convulsions and complex fever convulsions .
Simple febrile convulsion definition: The attack of a comprehensive convulsion lasts less than 15 minutes and does not recur within 24 hours. (Comprehensive: Smooth the whole body)
Complex febrile convulsion definition: If there is a focal attack, the onset time is longer, or multiple attacks within the first 24 hours. (Focus: some limbs are pumped, such as only one hand.)
The most typical symptoms of hyperthermia convulsions occur in the attack are fever and twitching. Some of them may also have symptoms such as turning your eyes upward, stiff twitching hands and feet, gritting your teeth, vomiting or foaming at the mouth.
When convulsions are usually accompanied by loss of consciousness, no response to call, and consciousness will quickly return to normal after the convulsions.
However, after the attack, the child may be confused or agitated and drowsy.
Usually we call hyperthermia convulsions, usually simple fever convulsions.
02
Children have high fever convulsions,
Don’t do these things!
Children have high fever convulsions, which is both shocked and scared for every parent. Every minute and every second is a torment. I always want to do something to relieve the baby's convulsions.
But in fact, many people think that the "correct" approach does not actually help relieve children's symptoms, and may also cause greater harm.
The following is the negative case:
Huizhou A 2-year-old child, Xiaoyang, had a fever and convulsions at home and suddenly lost consciousness. This unexpected situation made his family mess up.
Dad pinched the person, and the mother was afraid that the child would bite his tongue, so she stuffed her fingers into the child's mouth, and grandpa even used the paperclip at home to "bleed" his fingers and toes to treat it.
result almost caused tetanus .
Source: Guangzhou Daily News Screenshot
In 2019, a 2-year-old boy in Zhejiang had a high fever cramps , his face and lips turned blue, and his eyes were rolled up. Pingping's father thought there was something in his throat, so he reached out to dig Ping's throat in a panic.
A few minutes later, the father found that the child was motionless. When he was sent to the hospital, the child had no heartbeat. After trying his best to rescue, the child died.
Source: Qianjiang Evening News
In fact, Xiaoyang and Pingping are high fever convulsions caused by fever. When this happens, mothers must not panic or deal with it blindly.
Remember, don't use these wrong practices.
01 Tip-cut
In fact, Tip-cut is the wrong way to deal with it.
When you have high fever convulsions, if you forcefully pry the child's mouth and pick the throat, it will be damaged in mild cases. In severe cases, it may block the child's respiratory tract, , resulting in suffocation.
02 Pinching the human
is really useless. It was said that pinching the human till can achieve the effect of "opening up the orifices and refreshing the spirit", but at present there is no scientific evidence to prove that pinching the human till really works.
The child's skin is relatively delicate. Press the person with his fingers. If the strength is not controlled correctly, it may pierce the baby's skin and cause damage.
03 Put something into your mouth
The child twitches, and many parents will subconsciously stuff their hands or towels into their baby's mouth. This method is not only useless, but may also help you.
Remember, when a high fever convulsion occurs, the child's teeth are closed tightly, and the tongue muscles are also spasms and shrink backwards, and generally do not bite the tongue.
On the contrary, if you artificially pry open the child's mouth and stuff it in, it will cause oral damage to the child.
04 Sit or pick up the child
During the seizure, if the parent forcibly pick up the child, or pick up the child, it may cause secretions in the oral cavity to be accidentally inhaled into the trachea, causing suffocation.
05 Forced pressing of the child
When the child twitches, the body will twitch unconsciously. At this time, if the child forcibly presses the child's limbs, it will easily be injured.
06 Do not feed things
When a child has convulsion attacks, do not feed the child water or medicine casually. This method will easily lead to choking and suffocation.
07 No intervention at all
Children's convulsions, and no intervention at all is not possible.
The baby's convulsions are quite sudden. It is possible that the environment and position at that time are potentially dangerous, so parents should also pay attention to protecting the baby's safety when they see the baby twitching.
03
Will high fever convulsions burn your brain?
Children will experience transient loss of consciousness when they twitch, which also makes many mothers worry about whether high fever convulsions will burn their brains!
In fact, most children have simple high fever convulsions, which will not cause any damage to the brain and will have no impact on the child's intelligence, learning and behavior.
As the child's brain gradually develops, there will generally be no more fever convulsions.
Moreover, most children with a history of high fever convulsions will not have sequelae, so parents don’t have to be too nervous.
But if the child has complex high fever convulsions, such as having multiple high fever convulsions after 24 hours, and the duration is longer, the higher the chance of epilepsy in the future, and the greater the risk of brain damage .
Therefore, when a child has a high fever convulsion, he should seek medical treatment in time and let professional doctors judge and treat it.
04
When a child experiences high fever convulsions, what should he do for the first reaction?
Remember, the calmer you are at this time, the safer your children are.
Please follow the steps below:
01 Let the child lie on his side
The purpose of this is to prevent the baby from choking with vomit.
Wear too tightly, untie the collar and bib to lift the baby's jaw to make his breathing smoother.
Don’t surround too many people, so that the air can keep circulating.
02 Clean up nasal and oral secretions.
If parents can clearly see foreign objects in their children's nose or mouth, they can gently take out the things with their fingers to avoid suffocation.
03 Do not wipe with warm water to cool down
Wipe the child at this time, which is to stimulate him.
and it has been twitching at this time, and cooling is basically useless now.
04 Don't stop twitching
Don't press the child to stop his twitching, let alone stuff anything into your mouth.
05 Record the time of convulsion, carefully observe the symptoms
Carefully observe the symptoms of the child during convulsion, including how long it lasts, so that the doctor can describe it accurately later.
06 If the attack occurs for more than 5 minutes, call 120
05
Do you need to take your child to the doctor?
requires medical treatment.
After the child has a fever convulsion, he or she needs to take the child to see a doctor as soon as possible.
If the twitching time exceeds 5 minutes, it is recommended to call 120.
If the convulsion time is short and stops quickly, the child does not show any other abnormalities, and you can send him to the hospital by yourself.
Doctors usually deal with
- . Generally, the fever convulsions will stop by themselves, and treatment is generally not required at this time. However, if the fever convulsion lasts for more than 5 minutes, the doctor may use anticonvulsants.
- Children with fever will also use antipyretics, while those with infection will be treated symptomatically.
- Babies who have had high fever convulsions for the first time may ask an EEG to further rule out the possibility of convulsions caused by other diseases.
Finally, I hope every parent can have a rough understanding of the disease of high fever convulsions.
If unfortunately happens, it can be handled correctly and use scientific knowledge to support a safer sky for children!
The epidemic has been tense recently. I hope everyone remembers:
Whether it is sunny or not, keep a good attitude and take good protection.
Whether it is a child or an adult, it is best not to isolate yourself. You need someone to take care of it. If you really have a fever, you will feel uncomfortable. Remember to go to the hospital!
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