St John Ambulance Brigade

St John Ambulance Brigade
a British charity. Its staff work without payment to provide medical care at public events, e.g. concerts or football matches. They also run medical centres and homes for sick people. It was started in 1887 and is named after the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, an ancient military organization that cared for the sick.

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