For many children's hospitals, they should have dealt with emergency cases such as convulsions. In general, this phenomenon only occurs in infants who are only a few months old, which means that due to some reasons, the baby's mental function is disrupted and they often experience facial muscle twitches and so on. What's more serious is that the risk of developing this disease is very high, so parents must pay more attention. What are the nursing measures for this convulsion?
What are the nursing measures for convulsions
When convulsions occur, the child should be immediately placed flat, the collar should be loosened, and the head should be tilted to one side to facilitate the flow of oral secretions and avoid suffocation. If suffocation occurs, respiratory secretions should be immediately aspirated and artificial respiration should be performed. 2. Place a tongue depressor wrapped in gauze between the upper and lower teeth in the mouth (if there is no loose tongue depressor, wrap a handkerchief around the aluminum spoon handle) to prevent the tongue from being bitten. Keep the environment quiet and reduce stimulation to the affected child. Do not stimulate the affected child during a seizure, and do not lift or shout loudly during a seizure.
Common symptoms of convulsions
There are many symptoms of convulsions. Some only show eye movements, direct gaze or flipping up, and flushed complexion; Some muscles in the eyes, face, and hands and feet twitched slightly and gradually spread to other parts; The symptoms of convulsions in newborn children are not very obvious, except for not feeding, keeping both eyes open, fixed eyeballs, slight twitching of eyelids, and cyanosis around the lips, which must be carefully observed.
Some children may experience seizures accompanied by headaches, irritability, projectile vomiting, drowsiness, and even coma; Some children experience convulsions and are unconscious, with fixed or flipped eyes, strabismus, head turning to one side or back, foaming at the mouth, muscle rigidity in the face and hands, or occasional involuntary twitching and breath holding. The duration of convulsions can be long or short, usually ranging from a few seconds to over ten minutes. Prolonged convulsions can lead to urinary and fecal incontinence.
After reading the above content, parents will definitely feel that convulsions are such a serious disease. It is precisely because of this that as parents of children, you should take on your own responsibilities and take good care of all matters related to your children. Do not let them suffer from this disease. Even if they are already ill, you should do all the nursing work in a timely manner.
