What You Should Do When Your Child Is Seizure

Contents:

• Medical Video: What To Do If Your Child Experiences Febrile Seizures
  
• Recognize the characteristics and signs of a child seizure
  
• First aid when a child has a seizure
  
• What not to do when a child has a seizure
  

Medical Video: What To Do If Your Child Experiences Febrile Seizures

Seizures in children are a scary thing for parents. Moreover, children aged 6 months to 5 years are very susceptible to febrile seizures, especially when your child has a high fever. Often, we as parents panic when we see our child suddenly having a seizure, especially for those who have experienced it for the first time. Therefore, it is very important for us to know the characteristics of seizures and how to treat the first right at home when the child is seizure, so that the child's condition is not getting worse.

Recognize the characteristics and signs of a child seizure

Not all seizures involve non-stop shock throughout the body. Seizures have a variety of images. Two different children, even if they are seizures, can give a different picture depending on the type of seizure. In general, the appearance of seizures can be:

• Absans. The child suddenly stopped his activities, looked silent and did not move, staring blankly. Often thought to be daydreaming. There is no response when touched.
• Myoclonic.Hands, feet or both suddenly jolt and usually the child is still conscious.
• Tonic-clonic. The child suddenly makes a loud noise (ictal cry), lost consciousness and fell. The child's body then becomes stiff, the lips turn blue and foam comes out of the mouth, and the breath stops. Then the child starts to breathe superficially and on the hands and feet. Towards the end of the seizure, the child may wet his bed or bowel movements.
• Atonik. The child's body suddenly weakens like not powered and falls.

First aid when a child has a seizure

When your child has a seizure, the first thing you have to do is calm yourself and don't panic. After that, you can start doing the following things for your child:

1. Position your child lying in a position facing to the side to prevent saliva or vomiting from entering the airway.
2. Place the base like a pillow under the child's head.
3. Place the child on a flat floor and not crowded with people, and keep the child away from dangerous objects such as objects made of glass.
4. Loosen children's clothing to make it more comfortable to breathe.
5. If your child has a fever, give a febrifuge that is inserted through the anus (if available at home).
6. Always remember the duration of your child's seizures, this info is important for doctors in diagnosing seizures in children.
7. When the seizure is over, the child may feel sleepy or still unconscious. Keep watching the child until the child wakes up and is fully aware.
8. Give rest time for your child after the seizure.
9. Immediately bring your child to the hospital for further treatment and diagnosis

What not to do when a child has a seizure

Some things you should not do with children when seizures:

• Don't put anything in your child's mouth because it can hurt you or your child. In addition, teeth can break and enter the airways causing airway obstruction. No need to worry about the tongue being swallowed.
• Do not give food or drink when the child has a seizure.
• Do not try to hold your child's body in a seizure.

Seizures do look scary and we need to be careful. But with the right first treatment we can prevent undesirable events when the seizure takes place. Don't forget to take your child to the doctor to get follow-up and explain to the doctor everything that happens to your child in detail to help the doctor determine the diagnosis.