TAWNYA D. RUIZ, as Personal Representative, etc. , Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HERMAN WEISSKER, INC. , Defendant and Respondent. Fairbairn looked up and saw Ruiz hanging upside down with his legs caught in the ladder; he shouted at Ruiz, but got no response. Fairbairn climbed back onto the tower and began yelling to the crew to call 911 and help him get Ruiz down. Fairbairn gave Ruiz mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, periodically checking Ruiz's pulse, and continued to call for help for more than a half hour. At 4:45 p. m. , paramedics took Ruiz by ambulance to the emergency room at Sharp Memorial Hospital; Ruiz died shortly thereafter.

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