NUMBER OF AMBULANCE CALLS INCREASES IN CONNECTION WITH RADIOACTIVE
RADIATION ACTIVIZATION

Yerevan, August 5, (Noyan Tapan). The maximum of calls received by the
First Aid state-owned CJSC during June – July of 2004, came early on
the morning of July 31 – 418 calls. On that day 193 calls were
serviced by particular specialists and 42 people were hospitalized. As
Nune Zhamkochian, the Company’s Deputy Manager, pointed out at the
August 5 press conference, the minimum of calls – 329 – was registered
on July 20, including 153 calls by particular specialists and 29
patients were hospitalized. According to her, during July the number
of calls tended to fluctuate, which was caused by the radioactive
radiation activization. It was also noted that the majority of calls
had been connected with cardiovascular and nervous diseases. The
majority of patients were people above the age of 65.