美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 7 q+ k2 H" G+ f" a
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中新网洛杉矶4月5日电 近日，美国一名退役的老兵正式向联邦法院提起诉讼，指控一家老兵医院在手术中，错误地将其健康的睾丸摘除。; v t# _+ X, x$ [
% g& ^; u% \7 L% B% P 本杰明-霍顿现年47岁，曾经在美国空军中服役。由于查出其左侧睾丸中有癌细胞扩散，在洛杉矶退伍军人医疗中心接受了左侧睾丸摘除手术。但是不幸的是，由于医生在手术中的疏忽，错将其健康的右侧睾丸切除。 + Q& L6 w' m A P: K0 ^0 b" X 5 s5 i( K. u# H/ K3 F: V 本杰明-霍顿称，术后医生告诉他，“很不幸，我们错误地切除了您健康的睾丸。”当时，本杰明-霍顿还以为这是一个玩笑。当他知道真相后，完全惊呆了，“我问他们，那我应该怎么办？”医院的负责人已经正式向他表示了道歉。目前，本杰明-霍顿正在等待着切除左侧睾丸。 % t( {- o+ `. c1 D2 ?1 L( a
7 B& U. i( `/ ]7 Q/ ` |3 a/ Q 本杰明-霍顿及其妻子已经向联邦法院提起诉讼，要求洛杉矶退伍军人医疗中心赔偿其损失20万美元，他们还希望，此事能够得到老兵团体们的关注，以改善退伍军人的医疗状况。9 t5 q' u6 s# P" g
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美国老兵医院近日以来丑闻不断，先后爆出了缺医少药及环境恶劣等丑闻。新闻被曝光后，引起了公众的震惊。 美国国会对此非常愤怒，并迫使五角大楼三名高级官员为此辞职。布什也曾亲自对老兵们表达了道歉。 + _/ }0 z# w9 R! @& ?7 [8 N! _3 x* m1 J# Q3 t3 M
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 0 q- Q' I. y- y& s$ r# c! D7 e ; G0 n0 k. O: K2 ^
LOS ANGELES A veterans hospital in Los Angeles is under fire after removing an Air Force Veteran's healthy testicle instead of a potentially cancerous one.9 c2 ]$ D' K% M0 l: J% m; t8 e2 E
$ ?+ E! t" P' f' I8 e" {Benjamin Houghton has filed a federal claim against the West Los Angeles V-A Medical Center. The 47-year-old veteran was to have had his left testicle removed June 14th because there was a chance it could harbor cancer cells. It also was atrophied and painful. ) n! }# a/ J) u; |, y 3 y- P& z! j, W( J" M' b, g: R$ ~But medical records and the legal claim say doctors removed Houghton's healthy right testicle. The claim seeks 200-thousand dollars for future care and unspecified damages. He still hasn't had the other testicle removed. 2 Y- ^# G( Z9 i7 q3 I+ M9 w 5 p9 {7 d; e! p. s# ~% G/ w8 _" C+ nHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.% P. I S# j3 H( M$ \5 B
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
