| Joannie works in a large metropolitan office | | | | dial for help. The transmission was blocked. |
| building. She is thoroughly familiar with | | | | She screamed for help but her voice was not |
| building layout. The building has several | | | | loud enough. She was in pain. She knew it |
| elevators. It also has many flights of stairs | | | | would be hours before anyone would use those |
| for emergencies and for those brave enough to | | | | stairs. The thought of lying there for hours |
| use them. The building is well maintained and | | | | in pain frightened her. |
| in fact has been commended for its | | | | |
| cleanliness and beauty. | | | | She started thinking of ways to get someones |
| | | | attention. She took some objects from her |
| Joannie works on one of the top floors in the | | | | purse and started throwing them against the |
| building. She rarely uses the stairs. The | | | | metal door to make a sound. An hour had |
| majority of the time she waits for the | | | | passed and still no one came to help. She was |
| elevator. One day she was on her way to work. | | | | starting to run out of ideas. As it happens, |
| She entered the building and pressed the | | | | the maintenance crew was coming on duty. One |
| elevator button. She waited for a while but | | | | of their assignments today was to take care |
| nothing happened. She pressed it again. | | | | of the stairway. |
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| At that time, a guy in the lobby informed her | | | | One of the guys wanted to know how much work |
| that the elevators were malfunctioning. He | | | | he had to do on the stairway. He went to take |
| said that maintenance was working on them, so | | | | a quick look at the stairway. He opened the |
| they maybe slow. She thought today of all | | | | door and there was Joannie lying there almost |
| days, I have a meeting to attend. I am going | | | | in shock from the pain. He quickly reported |
| to be late if I do not leave now. Against her | | | | the emergency and Joannie was rushed to the |
| better judgment, she decided to take the | | | | hospital. It turns out, she had damaged some |
| stairs to the next level and take the | | | | internal organs and broken her ankle. |
| elevator from there. | | | | |
| | | | Emergency workers say she could have died if |
| She entered the stair room and started to | | | | she had not been found. She has since fully |
| walk up the stairs. It was a long way up each | | | | recovered. She never forgets that day. She |
| flight of stairs. About half way up, she | | | | has been a major force behind new safety |
| stopped to adjust her shoe. She slipped and | | | | implementations in the company. |
| went tumbling down to the bottom of the | | | | |
| stairs. She landed a few yards from the | | | | You never know when an emergency may arise. |
| entrance door. She felt and awful pain in her | | | | Being able to let some one know where you are |
| ankle and could not walk. All she could think | | | | if trapped or in danger can save your life. |
| about was getting out of there. | | | | Do not depend entirely on your cell phone. |
| | | | Have a personal safety and self defense |
| She pulled out her cell phone and tried to | | | | strategy in mind. |