The Irish Red Cross saved my life. Siobhan Jordan was just 27 years old when she suffered a cardiac arrest while running the Dublin Half Marathon, writes Mary Phelan

"'Looking at her, she was incredibly pale, like a milk-bottle white," says emergency medical technician (EMT) and Irish Red Cross volunteer Ciarán McDonnell, talking about the moment he arrived on the scene of a 27-year-old in cardiac arrest.

That 27-year-old was Siobhan Jordan, who had collapsed during a 21km half marathon in Dublin city.

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First-aid training is provided free to Irish Red Cross volunteers. Click: http://bit.ly/volunteerredcross 

The Irish Red Cross also runs first-aid courses which can be booked by contacting Lisa Harrington on 01-642 4617 or lharrington@redcross.ie.