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No problems.
Just some notes
- a febrile seizure is a convulsion brought on by high fever
- approx 2 to 5 pct of children will have such an episode (!)
- peak incidence is in children 9 to 20 months of age, but seizures can be seen
up to the age of 5 to 6 years
- seizures seem to relate to severity of the fever and the rate of temperature rise
For the record, this was from Nancy Caroline "Emergency Medical Treatment 3rd Edn", 1991, US publisher. I've picked what seem like key points.
I hope I've done an accurate job of summarizing.
Please check current references though for advice on first aid. This really is an area which changes yearly. But the most basic points I think are
- Look, think, consider hazards to you, others
(cars? possible electrocution?)
- Maintain a clear airway... ie nose/mouth
- Do not put anything in the mouth
- Arrange for help.
There're a few other things... but stick with getting the basics covered I reckon.
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