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St John Ambulance, branded as St John in some territories, is a common name used by a number of affiliated organisations in different countries, counties, states or provinces dedicated to the teaching and practice of medical first aid and the provision of ambulance services, all of which derive their origins from the St John Ambulance Association founded in 1877 in the United Kingdom.〔''The Difference - newsletter from St John Ambulance'', (Nov 2014) p4 "A Brief History of St John Ambulance"〕 The active uniformed first-aiders known as the St John Ambulance Brigade were introduced in 1887.〔〔M Durrant (1948) ''American Journal of Nursing'' 48 (12) pp763–765 "St. John Ambulance Brigade"〕 There are now more than 500,000 such volunteers worldwide.〔 Each national group falls within the charge of a Priory or National Council of the Venerable Order of Saint John in which each Priory ranks alongside the others. In several priories St John Ambulance has charitable sections or subsidiaries operating to generate a surplus for volunteer / community service activities. The membership aspect of St John Ambulance is largely ranked, and members fall into a hierarchical structure of reporting. Ranks run from corporals, through sergeants and officers all the way up to high national ranks, but there is significant variation between Priories and it is hard to generalise the structure too much from an international perspective. Most members of St John Ambulance are not themselves members of the Order, and vice versa, so a major presence of the Order does not dictate a major presence of St John Ambulance. Most notably, the Order of St John is primarily, although not exclusively, a Christian organisation, whereas St John Ambulance is keen to ensure there is no allegiance to any particular religion or denomination, so as to remain available to all. St John Ambulance works on a more geographical nature than the Order, and has to contend with the differing national laws, medical practices and cultures of countries. == National and regional == The legal status of each organisation varies by country; in both England and Wales the resident St John Ambulance organisations are simultaneously but separately registered as charities and companies, whereas St John Ambulance South Africa (for the sake of example) is a distinct entity registered as a "public benefit organisation". The presence of St John Ambulance is different between different countries: *St John Ambulance in Australia *St. John Ambulance in British Forces Overseas *St John Ambulance in Canada *St. John Ambulance in Cyprus *St John Ambulance in England and the Islands *St John Ambulance in Hong Kong *St John Ambulance in India *St John Ambulance in Ireland *St John Ambulance in Malaysia *St John Ambulance in New Zealand *St. John Ambulance in Singapore *St John Ambulance in South Africa *St. John Ambulance in Sri Lanka *St John Ambulance in Wales *St. John Ambulance in Zimbabwe *St. John Ambulance in Kenya *St. John Ambulance in Uganda *St. John Ambulance in Tanzania 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. John Ambulance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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