Kumar Rashmi
1Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 Aug;18(8):e364-e366. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001220.
Many times, we make decisions in our lives that have unanticipated impacts. Decisions made can change our careers and outlook toward life. As a younger doctor, I considered illness and disease abstractions, and good management with optimal outcomes for the patient was our focus, as we strive toward our professional goals. But having experienced the real pain and helplessness that patients and their parents undergo during critical illnesses, the importance of empathy together with the knowledge and skills needed to treat a child should never be undervalued.
很多时候，我们在生活中做出的决定会产生意想不到的影响。所做的决定可能会改变我们的职业和人生观。作为一名年轻医生，我把疾病看作是抽象的概念，我们专注于为患者提供良好的治疗并实现最佳治疗效果，以此朝着我们的职业目标努力。但经历过患者及其父母在重病期间所遭受的真正痛苦和无助后，共情的重要性以及治疗儿童所需的知识和技能绝不能被低估。
