2024
Emergency medical services in Armenia: national call trends and future directions
Arzoumanian A, Agopian A, Hovhannisyan M, Chekijian S, Baghdassarian A. Emergency medical services in Armenia: national call trends and future directions. International Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 17: 65. PMID: 38755551, PMCID: PMC11097514, DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00644-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-middle income countriesHigh blood pressureMedical servicesEMS systemExacerbation of chronic conditionsPopulation health needsEffectiveness of public health interventionsAcute conditionsPredominant complaintBackgroundEmergency medical servicesEmergency medical servicesBlood pressurePublic health interventionsSystem improvement effortsAcute exacerbations of chronic conditionsEMS utilizationIn-hospital treatmentHealth interventionsHealth needsChronic conditionsImprovement effortsRural provincesIncome countriesAcute exacerbationHealth index
2021
Healthcare in transition in the Republic of Armenia: the evolution of emergency medical systems and directions forward
Chekijian S, Truzyan N, Stepanyan T, Bazarchyan A. Healthcare in transition in the Republic of Armenia: the evolution of emergency medical systems and directions forward. International Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 14: 5. PMID: 33435883, PMCID: PMC7802204, DOI: 10.1186/s12245-020-00328-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency careHospital-based emergency careEmergency care systemEmergency medical systemRespiratory failureCardiac arrestMyocardial infarctionAcute conditionsSpecialized careTraumatic injuryHeart attackAge groupsAmbulance servicesCare systemCareDepth key informant interviewsStrokePhysician workforceHealth documents