[TommyDale]

Probably a good idea. A man ran to an elevator in Washington, DC and put his arm in between the rubber stops to re-open the door, which was almost closed. They closed anyway, and the elevator took off and severed his arm. Not all elevators work the same way, and not all are 100% trouble-free, even after they have been inspected.

[demkicker]

Another gruesome "death by elevator in a hospital" story happened here in Houston two years ago during tropical storm Alicia. Lots of flooding took place in the medical center and a woman was going down in a hospital elevator to move her car from the rising water in the parking lot. The electricity went out and she was trapped in the elevator and drowned. I can't imagine how desperate and terrified she must have been.... At least this doctor died quickly.