Febrile Convulsion When your child faints

Faints and fits Common with children

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When children lose consciousness or say faints its an indication in a child the child will either cry or become rigid for a short time before having a fit. Most often this convulsion happens it usually lasts for about twenty minute or there about before the child fully recovers.

The main cause is high temperature which is an after effect of fever it is estimated by a source that one in every thirty children will experience febrile convulsion both in boys and girls. Sometimes its
hereditary in nature. But it is usually an indication of a fever caused by an infection and those affected are usually from six months to six years old. Please notice the difference it is usually a rapid increase in
body temperature rather than a high temperature that triggers the convulsion. If the causative fever is not controlled there is a ready tendency for a repeat, meaning the child can have more than one convulsion.

 FIRST AID
Treat the fever by wiping the child with a wet towel, carefully use the back of your palms to feel the temperature and if the child starts to shiver recover the child with heavy cloth and give
analgesic pain killer.
Better still see your doctor instantly for proper guidance
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