• A Form Two girl from Limuru Girls Hugh School aka Choxx shared her experience being the St John Ambulance team commander in her school
• In Kenya, the organisation works to save lives and serve humanity by providing 24-hour ambulance services, and students belong to the St John Club in various schools across the county
• The organisation trains in First Aid, Occupational Health and Safety, Fire Marshal, and among others

Limuru: Sasha Serea, a young girl from Limuru Girls has impressed many people online and offline with her commanding skills during drills with her club team at school.

What does the St John do?

According to the St John Ambulance TikTok page, the young girl is the commander of their team at the school, and so far, she is doing an exemplary job despite only being in Form Two.

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According to the St John page, it is a modern and dynamic charity, but we are privileged to have a long and diverse heritage underpinning our vital work.

We have been providing first aid and first aid training for over 140 years. However, our enduring story goes all the way back to 11th century Jerusalem where the first Knights of St John set up a hospital to provide free medical care to sick pilgrims.

Since then we have evolved as an Order and as an organisation, devoted to our communities. Our volunteer uniform still proudly displays the eight-pointed cross worn by those first Knights of St John.

What does the St John Ambulance in Kenya do?

According to their Facebook page, the Kenyan chapter of the organisation works to save lives and serve humanity by providing 24-hr ambulance services. It also offers training on emergency preparedness skills such as First Aid, Occupational Health and Safety, Fire Marshal, and EMT, among others.

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Given the nature of it’s work, the organisation has clubs in schools to train students who also participate in its activities.

In the TikTok video shared by the organisation, Serea was seen commanding a group of girls who were marching in one of the St Johns drills.

“Meet Sasha Serea 🥰🥰 commander St John Limuru Girls drills team. Jeez, she’s dope! She’s a vibe, and her team adores Sasha! Choxx it is guys,” said the organisation about Sasha.

“I enjoy drills because on normal days when I come back to club moments I get to drill and exercise out my stress. As a commander, I love projecting myself, my squad; they are awesome people, very incredible. The environment in my school is very conducive, and the administration loves St John.

Sasha was emphatic that being part of the St John team requires a lot of commitment.

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Why is the word ambulance written backwards?

Another story revealed why the word “ambulance” is reversed on the front of the vehicle using a phenomenon known as lateral inversion.

This occurs when an object is reflected in a mirror, causing its left side to appear as the right side in the reflected image and vice versa.

The purpose of this reverse writing is to facilitate easy reading for drivers in front of the ambulance when they look at it in their rear-view mirrors.

Source: TUKO.co.ke