Pedemy · For parents
Febrile seizures — tracker
Record each seizure: when it started and stopped, what it looked like and the temperature, to share with the doctor.
Use these notes with your child’s clinician. This tool does not diagnose illness, prescribe treatment or confirm that home care is safe.
Call 911 now
For a seizure longer than 5 minutes, or trouble breathing afterwards, call 911 or your local emergency number. Keep your child on one side, away from hard objects, with nothing in the mouth until help arrives.
Call the doctor
Call the doctor after any seizure with fever. Call 911 or your local emergency number if a seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes, breathing is hard, or your child does not wake up.
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Care reminders
- A febrile seizure is a convulsion set off by fever in a young child, usually between 6 months and 5 years of age. It is frightening to watch, but most are brief and harmless; knowing the first aid and when to call 911 is what matters.
- On one side, away from hard objects, nothing in the mouth; time the seizure.
- Call 911 if a seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes, breathing is hard, or your child does not wake up.