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Show Parents Need To Know Aid For Spasms By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED Because it ! alwaya tha mother who Is called upon ta act whan the child develops a spasm, rare though tha occasion may be. It Is good sens to undaratand Us first aid treatment treat-ment until the doctor arrival. Thar Is no en cauae for eon-vulalona. eon-vulalona. Probably, though, tha chief ona Is a narvous Inatabllity which Is the reauK of a calcium Your Baby deficiency due to tha mother's failure fail-ure to provide a correct diet, plus soma vitamin D medication and aunllghL Many Can Such unatabl children develop apaama with the growth of each tooth or at the onaet of any Infec-tioua Infec-tioua diaaaae which elevatea tha body temperature, or whan Buffering Buffer-ing from Indigeatlon. While tha cauae may be aought later, at tha moment the mothar'a chief concern la to and tha uncon-ectouanesa uncon-ectouanesa and tha muacular twitching which characterise tha apaam. Water, hot enough to redden the which Indlcste that somewhere along the Una the mother haa been remiss In fulfilling iier 'child's nutritional nu-tritional needs. The doctor will determine de-termine tha causa and advise correctly cor-rectly treatment to prevent more of them. skin and thus bring the blood to the surface, ia the first considerate considera-te tlon. If hot water is to be had at tha turn of a Up, fill tha bathtub aufficiantly to cover the child's body. Be sura that, while quite warm, it la not hot enough to burn. Put tha child In the tub and keep him there until tha apaama have ceased. Then put him to bed, place an ice-cold cloth on hia head, cover him with blankeu and call the doctor. Add Mustard If water muat be heated, put four cups In the kettle when heated, add Our leaflet on dleta for any age up to 12 yeara may be had for a aelf-addraaaed and J-cent atamped envelope aent to Myrtle Meyer Eldrad, In care of tha Your Baby and Mine department depart-ment of The Salt Lake Telegram. Tele-gram. Please mention the age of tha child. one tablespoon of mustard and wring a towel out of this. Wrap the child In the towel, cover with blankets, put on the ice cap and call the doctor. Convulsions are usually signpost! |