Natalie May

Kintsugi The way presentations are currently constructed, delivered and received is not the result of laziness on the part of presenter or audience. Presentations are built with effort, intention and time but with a concept that breaks the result. The Japanese art of kintsugi recognises the value of a piece of pottery and in its damage, it is repaired, often with gold. Presentations are broken but should not be thrown in the trash. They can be repaired with kintsugi and returned to intended function and experiences of real value.

Kintsugi

The way presentations are currently constructed, delivered and received is not the result of laziness on the part of presenter or audience. Presentations are built with effort, intention and time but with a concept that breaks the result. The Japanese art of kintsugi recognises the value…

EMERGENCY LAST AID SHORT COURSE | Retrieval ANZ

Coming to the Barossa conference in Dec? Join us for the first Emergency Last Aid course, where we will provide the foundational skills needed to deliver compassionate end-of-life care in high-pressure environments #PHRMSky #PHARMSky

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Arterial Line Placement During Cardiac Arrest: The ED experience. Ourt review of a small Feasibility study on arterial line placement during ED cardiac arrest shows high success and improved ROSC. Is it time to rethink resuscitation monitoring?

Our review of a small Feasibility study on arterial line placement during ED cardiac arrest shows high success and improved ROSC. Is it time to rethink resuscitation monitoring?

Image of John Hinds, with his quote “don’t let the wankers bring you down.” John died on 4th July 2015 and is remembered by his friends and colleagues. You can find out more about his life and legacy at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hinds_(doctor)?wprov=sfti1#

Sending you all love on John Hinds Day. Hug those close to you, remember life is short, and don’t let the wankers bring you down #DeltaSeven

If you’ve never seen John Hinds hilariously and brilliantly dismantle the dogma around cricoid pressure, please watch this. Thanks for so much, John - your legacy lives on #ResuscitateWithHonourableIntentions #DeltaSeven

Not new, but this is brilliant take-down of cricoid pressure. #AnSky #MedSky

EMCrit 401 - Pediatric Tracheotomy / FONA with Cliff Reid [Primer Ep] Pediatric front-of-neck-access is something we all dread to even think about. We might think we can retreat to the cognitive ease of needle based techniques, but they fail!! And if the kiddo is

[#FOAMed for now] emcrit.org/401

Pediatric front-of-neck-access is something we all dread to even think about. We might think we can retreat to the cognitive ease of needle based techniques, but they fail!! And if the kiddo is <8 y/o, cric won't work--you need to know how to perform a pediatric tracheotomy

EMCrit 401 - Pediatric FONA / Tracheostomy with @CliffReid

Parental intuition better at spotting child illness than vital signs, study finds Study strengthens case for families to have right to second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted in NHS England Parental intuition is more likely to predict critical illness among children than vital signs used to monitor health, according to a study that strengthens the case for families to have a right to a second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted in the NHS. Experts from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, said parents should be treated as part of a child’s care team in hospital after data on almost 190,000 emergency hospital visits involving children. Continue reading...

Parental intuition better at spotting child illness than vital signs, study finds

Self-Organised Criticality: Why your ED is like a Sand Pile Emergency departments (EDs) often seem to shift from calm to crisis in an instant. Why? This article explores ED crowding through the lens of complexity science and self-organised criticality, explaining how minor changes—like a few extra patients—can trigger disproportionate chaos. Using the sandpile analogy and concepts like power law distributions, we reveal why traditional linear models and static targets often fail to manage ED flow effectively. Instead, we offer a data-driven, systems-based approach: identifying tipping points, recognising early warning signs, and implementing proactive, anticipatory interventions. From real-time dashboards to weekly cycle planning and distributed decision-making, this article offers a practical guide for building resilience in emergency care. Learn how your ED can thrive in complexity, not just survive it.

Emergency departments (EDs) often seem to shift from calm to crisis in an instant. Why? This article explores ED crowding through the lens of complexity science and self-organised criticality, explaining how minor changes—like a few extra patients—can trigger disproportionate chaos.

What?! I missed this?! I have been known to try to get additional value out of my (now 15+ yr old) wedding tiara by wearing it while cleaning in my pyjamas…

Update: Yesterday we were able to convince the surgeon to take the tatient directly to the theatre. Thanks for the Input 😀 (ruptured aorta, Patient survived)

Yes!! Love this ❤️

Podcast – Social Media and Artifical Intelligence in Medicine with Peter Brindley at LTC Recorded at the London Trauma Conference 2024, Peter Brindley discusses social media, artifical intelligence (AI) and how those working in medicine can (and must) navigate this new world.

Podcast – Social Media and Artifical Intelligence in Medicine with Peter Brindley at LTC

Recorded at the London Trauma Conference 2024, Peter Brindley discusses social media, artifical intelligence (AI) and how those working in medicine can (and must) navigate this new world.

An old one from last year - my notes from the #PEMColloquium in Noosa in 2024 #FOAMed #EMSky #PEMSky #FOAMSky

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Nat May summarises the Noosa Paeds emergency meeting. Marlene Soma covered ENT emergencies, including auricular haematomas, otitis media, and nasal fractures. Marie-Clare Elder discussed legal implications of…

https://www.stemlynsblog.org/paediatric-emergencies-update-2024-noosa-day-2-3/

Registration is open for our next course in Manly, NSW - and we’d love you to join us! More info at Resuscitology.com (or hit reply)

Nat and Cliff onstage with legend Luca, ready to give their Resuscitation Down Under talk

And thanks to my partner on stage and in karaoke - @cliffreid.bsky.social. Thanks for your wisdom, your passion, your stamina, your dedication and above all - the whimsy #anyoneneedarubberchicken?

So thank you, @dgina.bsky.social - and particularly @youngdgina.bsky.social. It was truly an honour to meet you, to listen to you, to hear you in your struggles and your honourable intentions, and to try to inspire you. I hope we met your expectations - you exceeded mine - and I’m hugely grateful ❤️

Nat chatting to delegates at #DGINA2025 after the talk

You find yourself digging down into the reasons you chose your path, the moments that have sustained you, the people who keep you going. When you set out to inspire others, sometimes you inadvertently inspire yourself.

This week I realised what this dream had been about - the chance to inspire the Emergency Physicians of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) at #DGINA2025. The thing is, when you sit down to try to inspire people about what you do - the vocation, not just the work - something incredible happens.

Photo of Nat & Cliff at the DGINA conference with legend Luca Ünlü in the background

Thank you, Köln & #DGINA2025! We’ve had a blast - the conference was just like Emergency Medicine itself;
- friendly
- funny
- inspiring
- exhilarating
- and exhausting!
We’ve loved being a part of the EM story (and family) in DACH ❤️

And thank you for the Workshop!

Thank you both for the amazing talk!

#DGINA2025 There are no intentions more honourable than these:

Very easy to be inspiring when one has received such inspiration

Our message to those dedicating themselves to the development of emergency medicine:

Make everything you do about the PATIENT, not the SPECIALTY

That is the Emergency Medicine we learned from John Hinds

@DocJohnsMum

Having earned a break after working their arses off preparing & running an amazing emergency medicine conference, members of ⁦‪@YoungDGINA‬⁩ ‘relax’ by meeting in a park in Cologne to practice prehospital sims 🤪

The momentum for the development of 🇩🇪 EM is now unstoppable

Incredible privilege to share the stage THREE TIMES with fellow Resuscitologist @nmay.bsky.social today. Such an inspiration to future emergency physicians. Had to raise my game to keep up

Weirdly I don’t! But about ten seconds after I woke some thoughts about one for next April (2026) crystallised so I had to write them down. That one is just in the “background programme” stage at present.