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The concerns of parents are many. Here Dr. Wanigasinghe deals with
some of them.
The symptoms
Loss of consciousness
Rigidity and/or shaking of the entire body, or just one area of the body
(such as a leg or an arm)
Drowsiness afterwards
Check for froth from the mouth and let any secretions flow out.
Don't put anything into the child's mouth, for it may do more harm than
good.
Remove any objects close to the child to prevent him getting injured.
Remain with the child and be watchful, while calling on someone else to
help get a vehicle to take the child to hospital.
Look for clues about the seizure -- how long did it last, was it less than five
minutes or more than 15 minutes; was it one seizure or many.
Make the child comfortable without taking any measures like aggressive
sponging to reduce the fever during the seizure.
If the seizure stops, let the child rest and recover and then take to a doctor
or a hospital for medical advice on how to bring the fever down, treat
the infection and a future plan to deal with a recurrence.
If the seizures continue, carry the child in a "coma position", flat on his
back and not upright, to the nearest hospital.
Gejala
Penurunan kesadaran
Kekakuan dan / atau gemetar seluruh tubuh, atau hanya satu area tubuh
(seperti kaki atau lengan)
Mengantuk setelah
Tetap dengan anak dan waspada, sambil menelepon pada orang lain untuk
membantu mendapatkan kendaraan untuk membawa anak ke rumah
sakit.
Jika kejang berhenti, biarkan sisa anak dan memulihkan dan kemudian
mengambil ke dokter atau rumah sakit untuk nasihat medis tentang
bagaimana membawa demam turun, mengobati infeksi dan rencana
masa depan untuk menghadapi kambuh.
Jika kejang terus berlanjut, membawa anak dalam "posisi koma", telentang
dan tidak tegak, ke rumah sakit terdekat.