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Febrile Seizures
Of all things to end our spring break. Everyone had been sick, but as
we were checking into our hotel before reaching home the next day, our 18 month old started seizing in the car. I knew he had a fever, but I try not to overreact to childhood illnesses or other events so I didn't even have tylenol with me, let alone a thermometer. Anyway, the seizure stopped, but the insurance nurse wanted us to get him checked by the emergency room. They suggested that we piggy back tylenol and ibuprofen in large doses around the clock until the fever was down. They found an ear infection as well. So we went home with a lot of medication for the little boy. Waking a baby that age up in the middle of the night and trying to get medicine into him was no picnic. Two things: For those of you that have had children with febrile seizures: What is in your "kit"? I started carrying a thermometer in my purse immediately. He ran 102.2 a few days later and I realized I didn't have tylenol in my purse. Fortunately, I was able to divide a tylenol tablet to get the proper dose. I gave it to him with a chocolate cookie. For everyone, a carseat is a very safe place for a child to have a seizure. My husband did not remove him immediately from the carseat so that he could keep a type tab on our two daughters while he was waiting for me to come back to the car. Also, in the event of a fever induced seizure, there is a goal to cool the baby down quickly. A bath is a good first step, but DO NOT use cold water as it can put them in shock. I still cannot recall the temperature of the bath water that we put him in, but I was surprised to find out that a cold bath may be dangerous. All's well that ends well. Karen |
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Karen G wrote: Of all things to end our spring break. Everyone had been sick, but as we were checking into our hotel before reaching home the next day, our 18 month old started seizing in the car. Ack, how scary! Two things: For those of you that have had children with febrile seizures: What is in your "kit"? We've been lucky never to experience febrile seizures, but I carry: liquid tylenol and/or motrin, a few chewable benadryl tablets (useful for bee stings or in case of any bizarre allergic reaction), bandaids, a tiny tube of triple-antibiotic ointment, and tiny splinter tweezers. This all fits into a very small "first aid" pouch and has covered us for all sorts of issues. Your ped may be able to give you a small sample size package of tylenol or ibuprofen that is suitable for keeping on hand for emergencies. Now that some of my kids are bigger and require larger doses, I carry some chewable tylenol too. Even absent high fevers, sometimes a child will be in pain for whatever reason, and having tylenol or ibuprofen on hand seems to come in handy often enough to warrant carrying it. All's well that ends well. Glad it all turned out well! Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01) -- "Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." -- Theodore Roosevelt |
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