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Thomas Jefferson University

2013

Armenia

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Knowledge And Attitudes Assessment Of Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Physicians In Yerevan, Armenia, Aline Baghdassarian, Md Jun 2013

Knowledge And Attitudes Assessment Of Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Physicians In Yerevan, Armenia, Aline Baghdassarian, Md

Master of Public Health Capstone Presentations

Out-of-hospital emergency care is in an early stage of development in Armenia. While efforts are underway by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and other organizations to reform the emergency medical services (EMS) system, little data exists on the status of pediatric emergency care (PEC). To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of out-of-hospital emergency physicians (EPs) in pediatric rapid assessment and resuscitation, and to identify areas of improvement to the pediatric EMS system and PEC education in the capital, Yerevan, a cross-sectional, anonymous, self-administered Knowledge and Attitudes survey regarding pediatric rapid assessment and resuscitation was distributed to all out-of-hospital EPs in …