May 5, 2010
UPDATED 5/30/10
Squad Crew Extricates Driver of Overturned Car in Silver Spring
The Rescue Squad extricated the driver of a vehicle who had struck 2 parked cars in downtown Silver Spring and overturned during the afternoon rush hour. Original notification of the accident came from a Silver Spring ambulance that came upon the scene shortly after it occurred.
Rescue Squad 741 Bravo was dispatched to the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Thayer Street, in the heart of Silver Spring because Wheaton’s rescue squad was tied up on another call. Upon arrival, the crew found a vehicle had landed on the driver's side, with the driver pinned between the door and steering wheel. After stabilizing the vehicle, they cut the door posts on the top (passenger) side of the vehicle so that they could fold the roof open and provide space to access. They then cut and removed the steering wheel, freeing the patient, who was pinned between it and the driver’s side door.
The patient was transported to Suburban Hospital’s trauma center by Medic 701, from Silver Spring.
