Small interpersonal habits matter when teams work under pressure. In the second Sydney HEMS reflection, Natalie May explores introductions, shared plans, checklists, fatigue and learning from mistakes, showing how everyday communication can support colleagues during demanding retrieval work.
101 Reflective Lessons from a Year with Sydney HEMS. Part Two: Human Factors. Read More
What does critical illness feel like to a child? Eimear and her mother Rachel share their experience in a smaccMINI conversation, with written takeaways about fear, clear explanations, the ICU environment and preparing patients and families for recovery and discharge.
Critically Ill in PED – the Patient Perspective at #smaccMINI #smaccDUB Read More
What can a year with Sydney HEMS teach an emergency medicine educator? Natalie May reflects on trust, training with the people you work alongside, purposeful simulation and shared learning, including how teams can turn clinical governance and debriefing into useful educational experiences.
101 Reflective Lessons from a Year with Sydney HEMS. Part One: Education. Read More
Natalie May’s notes accompanying her 2015 smaccMINI talk explore assessment of the previously well child with altered consciousness. The post covers protecting the brain and organising possible causes through the ‘5MF’ framework, including infection, metabolic illness, medication effects and seizures.
You Snooze, You Lose? #smaccUS The Child with Altered Consciousness Read More
What did the 2016 TARN report reveal about serious childhood injuries in England and Wales? Reviewing data from 2013–2014, this post explores injury patterns, safeguarding concerns and why every emergency department needs to prepare for children arriving outside established trauma pathways.
Paediatric Trauma Snapshot: What’s New? Read More
Recognising possible child abuse is only the start of safeguarding in the emergency department. This 2016 overview explores concerning presentations, listening to children, seeking senior help, sharing information and approaching parents with humility while keeping the child’s safety central.
Thinking the Unthinkable: Child Protection in the Emergency Department Read More
Ultrasound education meets musical parody in Natalie May’s ‘Probe’, created for SonoWars at SMACC Dublin in 2016. This short introduction celebrates the FOAMus community and the educators whose freely shared videos helped inspire an affectionate tribute to point-of-care ultrasound.
Probe – A Celebration of #FOAMus at #smaccDUB Read More
What should we make of a frightening episode in a baby who now looks well? This 2016 teaching post explores the change from ALTE to BRUE terminology, careful history-taking, alternative explanations and risk assessment, with attention to parents’ concerns and safety-netting.
Apparent Life Threatening Events in Babies – Trouble BRUEing Read More
