{"id":1232,"date":"2017-09-03T21:01:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T21:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/?p=1232"},"modified":"2017-09-03T21:01:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T21:01:26","slug":"febrile-convulsions-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/febrile-convulsions-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Febrile Convulsions &#8211; What You Need to Know?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s one of the scariest things to witness, knows any parent who has witnessed their child having a febrile convulsion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why they happen and what to do when or if it does?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Febrile convulsions, sometimes known as fits or fever seizures) are common in children. They affect around 3% of children (which means one child in 30) and usually occur in children between the ages of six months and six years of age.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that a simple febrile convulsion does not cause a child any harm to their development or their brain, even as a parent, it can be terrifying to see your child have a febrile convulsion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is a febrile convulsion and what causes them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When there is a rapid change in your child\u2019s body temperature caused by a fever, a febrile convulsion may happen. The brain\u2019s electrical signals \u2018short circuit\u2019 briefly, resulting in a convulsion (seizure or fit).<\/p>\n<p>A child who has a febrile convulsion may:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Twitch or jerk, particularly their limbs.<\/li>\n<li>Be unresponsive.<\/li>\n<li>Around the lips turn blue.<\/li>\n<li>Become floppy or stiff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A febrile convulsion on average stop after a minute or two, however, it may last several minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do if your child has a febrile convulsion?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your child has a febrile convulsion the first thing you need to do is stay calm, then apply the following first-aid:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Move them away from anything they may hurt themselves on, make sure your child is safe.<\/li>\n<li>To stop their head from hitting a hard surface, if needed put something soft under their head.<\/li>\n<li>Wait until the seizure stops, then roll your child onto their side (recovery position).<\/li>\n<li>Call 911 &#8211; emergency, particularly if this lasts more than five minutes or they are not recovering.<\/li>\n<li>After the seizure your child might be drowsy \u2013 it is normal. Also, they may be cranky for a while.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/wp\/..\/sites\/fksg\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-21-at-14.48.43.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"114\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do children grow out of them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the age of six, most children will grow out of this, but about one of three children who have a febrile convulsion will have another one. It is very important to remember that having a febrile convulsion does not mean that your child has epilepsy and that febrile convulsions do not cause brain damage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you prevent febrile convulsions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t prevent febrile convulsions. Giving your child ibuprofen or paracetamol to lower their temperature does not prevent a febrile convulsion from happening. Only give ibuprofen or paracetamol for comfort if your child has a fever and is in pain or miserable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If your child has fever, don\u2019t put them in a cold bath, just dress them in comfortable, cool clothing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember, the body\u2019s natural response to fight infection is fever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s one of the scariest things to witness, knows any parent who has witnessed their child having a febrile convulsion. Why they happen and what to do when or if it does? Febrile convulsions, sometimes known as fits or fever seizures) are common in children. They affect around 3% of children (which means one child&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/febrile-convulsions-what-you-need-to-know\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Febrile Convulsions &#8211; What You Need to Know?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[431,438,889],"class_list":["post-1232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-febrile-convulsion","tag-fever","tag-temperature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}