Dumb question: how can I tell the difference between a choking child and seizures?

[Taverner]

I'm serious here

A little background: we're all sick and coughing our brains out here.

The daughter fell on her back last night playing and suddenly stiffened up, and started making this rythmic gagging sound - whereupon she stopped after about 30 seconds crying. It looked like she was having a seizure, but it could also pass for choking. Thing is she wasn't eating anything, and she was making a sounds (and air was passing through)

At the same time, she was fully conscious. There was no "black out" or loss of consciousness.

Then this happens again this morning.

So I spend all day at the ER with the girl, freaked out. They do blood tests and x-rays and no signs of Encephalitis of Meningitis. But they say keep a watch on her. They also note her tonsils are covered in mucous and are really swollen.

But you don't fuck around with seizures - so the Doc said that if she has another fit (not sure what to call it) we take her to Oakland Children's Hospital tonight.

Fuck...holy fuck...

[Fleshdancer]

1. based on your description....

it sounds like a seizure, but I'm no professional.

Did her color change at all?

[Taverner]

2. Her face was flushed

Red cheeks and ears - but then again she's also been sick and running a high fever

[Fleshdancer]

3. very scary stuff Taverner

Please keep us updated. I hope she's ok.

:hug:

[Taverner]

4. Me too - I'm totally freaked out

[redqueen]

5. She might be having fever-related seizures.

They're not so uncommon. Hope she feels better soon.

:hug:

[LisaL]

6. If she has a fever, she maybe having febrile seizures.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/000980.htm

[Taverner]

11. Yes I've been reading up on that

And it seems most likely

Keep her fever down, and keep her from heavy activity

The activity raises her temperature

[Midlodemocrat]

7. Did she have a fever? Sounds like it could have been a febrile seizure

they are, thankfully, not serious.

[auntAgonist]

8. If air was passing through she likely was not choking.

Chances are this was a fever related seizure, not unusual.

:hug:
scary stuff
aA
kesha

[tigereye]

9. they could order an EEG....sounds like you are doing everything you need to

My son had an EEG a few years ago where they put the electrodes on his head and took a look at brain activity to rule out absence seizures. (staring spells)



:hug: for your family and your little one.

[marzipanni]

10. Don't forget to encourage her to drink water or juice

to thin the mucus and replace fluid if she has/has had a fever.
Get well quick vibes to you all. :hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. Ooh, that's so scary. *hugs* Hope everything is ok!

[Taverner]

14. I think they are, but we are watching her tonight

Man, this shit scares me...

[TK421]

13. I looked this up

http://www.thebabywebsite.com/article.1179.Tonsillitis.htm

kind of seems like some of the symptoms, but I just googled the symptoms...hope that helps

[grasswire]

15. people will often urinate when having a seizure

Involuntarily.

Did that happen? That's one of the first questions MDs asked when my cousin had a couple of seizures unwitnessed by family members. Was she incontinent? That was the question.

How old is she?