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Re:Elevator Sabbath service mode (SHO) by dvirsky on Sunday May 02, 2021 @12:40AM (#27012403)
Sure, there is a principle called Pikuach Nefesh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikuach_nefesh) (literal translation - watching over the soul) which means that anything that endangers people's lives is more important than Shabbat. You can certainly drive to a hospital or call 911 or whatever if it's a matter of life or death or an emergency.
Re:Elevator Sabbath service mode (SHO) by jaza on Sunday May 02, 2021 @01:19AM (#27012549)
Not just Shabbat:

"Pikuach nefesh ... is the principle in Jewish law that the preservation of human life overrides virtually any other religious rule."