Evaluation of an Expedited Trauma Transfer Protocol: Right Place, Right Time.

Background: Trauma patients may initially be evaluated at non-trauma centers. This may cause a delay in treatment, which could affect their outcome. Additionally, advanced imaging may be performed which may be suboptimal or unnecessary, increase time to transfer, or unable to be viewed when the patient reaches a trauma center increasing the delays to treatment or need for repeat imaging.

Managing Meckel diverticulum: To resect or not resect?

The most common causes of small bowel obstruction are hernias and adhesive disease. Other causes include malignancy, inflammation, infection, and Meckel diverticulum with an omphalomesenteric ligament. This article describes a patient who presented to the ED with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.