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St Andrew's Ambulance Association trading as St Andrew's First Aid is a first aid charity based in Scotland. Founded in 1882, St Andrew's was Scotland's first ambulance service. The association seeks to preserve the lives of people in Scotland by through the provision of education and emergency first aid at events throughout Scotland. ==About the organisation== The St Andrew's National Headquarters is based at Cowcaddens in Glasgow. It exists to promote the teaching of first aid, supplying first aid equipment and supplies and providing event cover. It achieves the latter by virtue of St Andrew's Ambulance Corps, made up of volunteers who devote their time to care for the sick and injured. In overall control is the Board of trustees who are elected each year and others who are appointed due to skills they hold. Council also delegates its power to a number of different entities: *Committees of Council - These each have their own remit, such as fundraising or medical and first aid protocols. *Commandant-in-Chief of the Corps - This medically qualified person is responsible for the administration, organisation and discipline of the Corps. *Chief Executive Officer - A person responsible for achieving the policies set down by council; they are also responsible for the day-to-day running of the Association and its staff. *Executive Committees - These groups are responsible for the management of the assets and affairs of the Association in their local area. There are 6 in total, and the membership is mainly St Andrew's volunteers. *Staff of National Headquarters - Are employed to assist in the administration of the Association and Corps. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Andrew's First Aid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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