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Stitches Come Out, Medical Response on Elm Street in Newport

Stitches Come Out, Medical Response on Elm Street in Newport
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At approximately 6:47 AM, emergency responders were dispatched to 246 Elm Street, Apartment 108 in Newport for a 66-year-old female who had stitches come out after hand surgery. Newport Ambulance and Newport Police responded to the scene. The patient had recently undergone surgery on her hand, and some of the stitches had come loose. At 6:52 AM, responders arrived on scene. By 7:24 AM, responders had cleared from the scene.

Photo: Randy Laybourne via Unsplash. Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.

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