You should go to the emergency clinic.

Child’s Symptoms

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Preparing to go to the emergency clinic

Let’s prepare the items you will take to the hospital

  • □ Health insurance card
  • □ Medical expenses deduction certificate (infant)
  • □ Maternal and Child Handbook
  • □ Medication Handbook
  • □ Body temperature tracking notes
  • □ Change of clothes, diapers
  • □ Money

Let’s be careful when going to the hospital

  • 1. Check sources of fire before leaving home!
  • 2. Don't forget to close your door!
  • 3. Watch out for traffic accidents!

Precautions during convulsions

  • Don't let things get in your child’s mouth!

Nursing points during convulsions

  • Lay your child on his/her back, loosen the clothing and position the face sideways.

At the hospital, let your doctor know

  • “From when”, “What kind of convulsions”, and “How long” it lasted?
  • Was there any difference in the convulsions by side, such as only the right half or only the left half of the body?
  • What was your child’s body temperature when the convulsions occurred?

>>Return to the check screen for Convulsions and shaking

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