This division is led by a group of committee that was called the Executive Council Committee (EXCO). This division is progressing well under the handling of the committee. Helps from officers , ex-members, the school and the Northern Kedah area head quarter made the division progress even faster. Due to the fast progress, the division now has a number of 282 members. Out of the 282 members, 107 are ambulance , 175 are nursing and 36 are the N.C.O. Meeting is held every Saturday from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Members must attend the meetings in their St John's T-shirt except on early of every month where they have to wear their uniforms. The division also have their own song named St John Of Keat Hwa. It was sung in every meeting. The members must respect the song by standing straight every time the song was sung. This division also got two other teams under it. The two teams are the Flag Signalling Team and the Casualty Circle.


Flag Signalling Team

The Founding of Flag Signalling Team

The Flag Signalling team of St John Ambulance Malaysia, of Keat Hwa Secondary School was founded in the April of 1987. This team was made up upon the idea of Mr.. Hew Ken Hoe, the divisional secretary in 1987. The Flag Signalling team was officially founded when the idea was accepted by the Executive Council Committee (EXCO) members. Before it was officially founded, Mr. Ang Chong Seng and Miss Tan Hooi Mian had tried to build up the team.

The response of the members was overwhelming. Mr. Thor Teong Ghee, Mr. Loke Chin Giap and Mr. Lee Fu Chong were appointed to be the trainers of the team and had carried out their duties with full commitment. The training session was usually held at every Friday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Flag Signalling Training

To perform Flag Signalling, a number of four members are required. Every member has his own roles. The four members are :


Flag Signalling Examination

The members of the team have to go through a six-month-training. They have to sit for the Flag Signalling examination to get the badge for the subject.

With the help from Mr. Thor Teong Ghee and Mr. Loke Chin Giap, the cadet officer, Mr. K. Kuna Segaran had carried out a test in the December of 1987. Among the 12 members who sat for the test, 9 of them passed it. They are : -


The Flag Signalling Performance

The Flag Signalling team was always called up for performance due to their capability and competency. This team had represented Kedah Darul Aman state to the performance of Flag Signalling when the St John Ambulance Malaysia of Selangor state visited Kedah. Mr. Hew Ken Hoe had contributed a lot to the team by training them and the performance was commendable.


Casualty Circle

The casualty circle is a branch under the St John Ambulance Malaysia of Keat Hwa Secondary School division. It is a fake up team. The team was set up to provide a new knowledge for the members. Usually the fake up team consists of a team leader who is a form four member. The leader was selected by the Executive Council Committee (EXCO).

The team usually prepares a fake casualty for the use of Inter Squad First Aid Competition , annual camp, Recruit Day, Inspection Parade and Enrollment Ceremony , and other activities. Fake up is a useful knowledge for all the members because through the fake up, members will know how to recognise the wounds and other possible injuries that can happen in their daily living.

'Wounds' and 'injuries' can be made by using flour, oil, salt water, colouring, gel, glue, chicken bones and others. The team will hold their meeting so that they can plan the team's activities for the whole year. This team's membership is not bounded to any member. Lectures by the experts in fake up and practical exercises also been carried out during meetings.


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