Pediatric Emergency Medicine, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America (Volume 36-2) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 36-2)

Caring for children in the emergency department (ED) is both rewarding and challenging. Children have a tremendous ability to remind us about the importance of our role in the medical care environment. They provide us the opportunity to make critical interventions when they are the most impactful. They also remind us of the humanitarian aspects of our vocation, and they, often, make us smile even during the most difficult of shifts, proving to be a redemptive resource even amid chaos.