Many medical professionals even have the misconception that children with febrile convulsions should routinely take cranial CT scan to rule out intracranial infections or other lesions. The 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines stated that current data do not support taking neuroimaging tests in children with febrile convulsions, even CT scan can increase children's radiation ...

What are febrile convulsions? Febrile convulsions are fever-induced cramps which occur mostly during the temperature rise stage and literally whenever the body temperature is above 38 degrees. However,the pathogenesis of febrile convulsions is not clear, studies suggest that they are mainly controlled by genes. In addition, febrile convulsions occur most often in children between 6 ...

How to deal with pediatric febrile convulsions? It is a long-standing misconception to stuff hard objects into the mouth of a child with a febrile convulison to avoid biting the tongue. Literally, children rarely bite themselves during febrile convulsions, and not only is there no benefit of taking such treatment, but forcing a hard object ...

Febrile convulsions in children is the complication of high fever, some parents naturally believe that early temperature control will prevent febrile convulsions from occurring. Can antipyretic prevent febrile convulsions? The above conclusion based on logical assumptions need to be scientifically verified.However, the result is that neither acetaminophen [1] nor ibuprofen [2] can reduce the risk ...

Many irrational parents take antipyretics for their children when the temperature is less than 37.8 degree, which is a sign of "fever phobia". In order to dispel parents' fear of fever, the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines on "Fever and Fever Reducing Drugs in Children" emphasize that fever is not a primary pathogen cause, but ...

Fever in children often manifests itself as lethargy and a red face. Therefore, parents worry about that such a serious manifestation may indicate sever harm to their children. Actually, fever can make children feel uncomfortable, it is not proven that fever can cause harm to children except in a state of persistent febrile convulsion and ...

Alternating or combining fever-reducing medications increases the risk of drug misuse and overdose.Medical authorities do not recommend combining or alternating fever-reducing medications.If necessary, acetaminophen and ibuprofen should be taken at least 6-8 hours apart. And the problem that arises, what should I do when children's temperature exceeds 39 degrees with less than the minimum interval ...

There is a real controversy about alternating acetaminophen and ibuprofen in children with high fever.However, in recent years, antipyretic reuse is no longer recommended by medical authorities. The latest edition of Nielsen Pediatrics still clearly recommends that to reduce fever most safely, the caregiver should choose 1 type of medication and clearly record the dose ...

Clarify the principles of dressing firstly The same principle of "making your children as comfortable as possible" when dealing with a fever applies to dressing.During a fever, the body temperature will rise, maintain and fall in three stages, and the whole process may be repeated. During the rising phase, when your children feel cold with ...

Firstly, fever is the sign of illness. The duration of fever and the trend of temperature changes can help doctors determine the progression of the disease, so it is necessary to take the temperature of inpatients with fever. However, parents who do not have general medical knowledge are unable to make professional judgments other than ...

Metamizole is an ampyrone sulfonate analgesic (pain reliever), antispasmodic (spasm reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer) similar to paracetamol in that it has minimal anti-inflammatory effects and which is most commonly given orally or parenterally (by injection) to prevent and treat pain related to surgery or for the treatment of acute pain. It was first invented ...

Wrapping a diaper soaked in water and frozen on child's head when my baby has a fever is this a recommended practice? Diapers have so much advantages of being cheap, clean, soft and comfortable, especially it is large enough,that its physical cooling effect is definitely better than that of a fever-reducing patch if it would ...