美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ( N$ ]6 T4 h# f, P- E. [- Y! O" F8 u3 r# v4 b. W
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。9 r D; k" R1 `2 E
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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。7 `8 g1 P* j) c( f/ G! l W$ _
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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。 6 @+ E$ _3 S2 G0 I( R" e: B5 v ; Y, e3 R7 _$ K- G 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。 # j% g* V) Q& Q: p, W G+ ~4 Z" K' ?& g
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。 , D% B5 s2 d' Y' o$ x& g1 C# U, p1 ]; B5 a+ [
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ) D6 M! Z- d: r3 k# d5 d
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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.. E1 q. w: B+ P6 R7 T. {
, ~6 G2 w' q2 |* P* ^" n" ~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.. P& [/ o' ]; T0 I, L' o6 J
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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. / B7 C% g7 V, r4 t) ?# |3 T9 p9 \. I; V+ s
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. * a( u! v! q' X# [, s6 ^# U8 M7 o- I, o. j1 r. H Z7 H8 Y
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
