Flavia Lombardi Giampietro, 80, was about to be flown to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after being freed from her wrecked vehicle, but her condition quickly deteriorated, making such a flight risky, said Battalion Chief Matthew Tobia, a county Fire Department spokesman.
He said the woman went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing.
As protocol, paramedics canceled the helicopter and drove Mrs. Giampietro to Anne Arundel Medical Center in Parole - the closest hospital. Her injuries were...
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