How to recognize cramps at a child's temperature?
Mom should pay attention to such factors and begin to take action:
- on the value of the thermometer from 39 and above;
- the crumb turns pale;
- lips and hands are starting to twitch a little.
Noticing these symptoms, parents should immediately call an ambulance. But do not panic so as not to frighten the child. It is important to remember that it is very easy to miss the harbingers of convulsions at the temperature of the baby. At such small children it rises promptly and unexpectedly, thus parents often do not have time to orient and take measures.
At the beginning of an attack, the children throw their heads back and squeeze their teeth. Around the mouth, foam may appear, the baby may wet itself.
First aid
Convulsions cause the child some pain. You need to pull yourself together, keep calm, and urgently perform the following actions:
- baby urgently to undress;
- He needs to open his mouth, it will make breathing easier;
- neck must be held;
- Hands and feet are required to be held to avoid injury;
- rectally should be administered antipyretic;
- if children's convulsions at a high temperature last for 5 minutes or more, then an anticonvulsant or sedative, eg Seduxen or Diazepam, should be rectally administered;
- You can wipe your baby with a wet cloth to reduce fever.
After the cessation of convulsions, do not feed and water the baby for a while, so that it does not choke, if suddenly the seizure recurs. But most often, after febrile seizures on temperature, babies sleep.
The doctor should tell all the details of what happened so that he could give the necessary recommendations.