WHY THINKING INSIDE THE BOX CAN SAVE LIVES

WHEN WE THINK OF ANIMATION, WE PICTURE ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIGITAL STORYBOARDS COMING TO LIFE. WHEN A PERSON SHARES EXCITING NEWS IN A HAPPY STATE WE SAY, “DON’T THEY LOOK ANIMATED?” NOW, THE PHRASE ‘RE-ANIMATE’ HAS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MEANING IN THE WORLD OF MEDICINE — TO BRING A PERSON BACK TO LIFE. MEDICAL ENTHUSIAST, DR. NATALIE KRUIT IS EXPLORING A NEWFOUND TECHNOLOGY THAT IS SET TO TAKE SYDNEY (AND AUSTRALIA) BY STORM. AFTER COMPLETING A DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND NURSING, THE MOTHER OF TWO WAS DETERMINED TO TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER. WHEN HER HEART LED HER TO COMPLETE A MEDICAL DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, SHE SOON REALISED THAT HER ROLE WAS TO SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A FORMIDABLE MEDIC.