Febrile Delirium

Are you familiar with febrile delirium?
It is a condition where a person exhibits unusual symptoms, such as suddenly laughing or becoming agitated, when they have a high fever.

When my eldest son and eldest daughter were young, they would experience febrile delirium whenever they had a high fever.

My eldest son, in particular, experienced it often; he would suddenly get up while he was supposed to be sleeping, walk around the living room, or start crying out of nowhere.
The most dangerous incident was when he started running a high fever while sleeping on the top bunk of a bunk bed. Just as I went to check on him, he was trying to climb down from a side without a ladder, and I had to rush to catch him. Ever since then, he has had to sleep on the floor.
Often, he wouldn't respond when I spoke to him, as if he wasn't fully awake, and when I told him about it the next day, he had no memory of it at all.

At first, I was truly terrified and panicked, wondering if the high fever had caused brain damage. However, his complexion and breathing were fine, and there were no convulsions. It didn't last long, and he would go back to sleep once I comforted him and cooled his body down, so I figured it wasn't a major issue.
When I visited the hospital later, I asked an elderly doctor about it, and he said, "That's febrile delirium."

My eldest daughter didn't walk around, but when she was about four years old, she suddenly started singing.

Me: "My daughter has a high fever, I wonder if she's okay. I'll take her to the hospital tomorrow. For now, she's asleep, so I can take a breather."
Daughter: "...Let it go... let it go..."
Me: "...!? What?!"
Daughter: "Can't hold it back anymore!"
I dashed to the bedroom.
Daughter: "Let it go, let it go!"
Me: "...What! She's singing while sleeping! And her voice is so loud... why isn't she waking up?"
I just stayed by her side until she calmed down.

It was unexpectedly Frozen. And she was singing clearly and loudly. But she didn't even open her eyes, and she didn't remember it.

Small children really do catch all sorts of illnesses, don't they? It was common for me as a mother to stay up all night out of worry.

Since I had to raise three small children almost entirely on my own, I couldn't move around easily, so whenever I was worried and wondered, "Should I go to the hospital with these symptoms?", I used the pediatric emergency telephone consultation service, "#8000."
This phone line allows you to consult with professionals when you are unsure whether to seek medical attention for a sudden illness or injury in a child under 15.
Especially when you panic seeing your child suffer, your ability to make decisions disappears, so I wrote the number down and posted it in a visible place along with the hospital's number.
Many of you may already know this, but if you didn't, keeping it in mind will make it a strong ally in an emergency.

To everyone raising small children, let's make good use of services like this to get through sudden injuries and illnesses!