美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 4 N8 A* u6 F. C7 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。$ r; O9 I) C9 Y* |7 v/ }& |
! K+ E" S2 C( j! O% Z. M/ O 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。 - k/ C! G8 J% D$ n: T 1 _7 t M& n# g$ X& m, r; o. m 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。 , l S. k3 a. K7 C* u! A9 p8 g( U: z2 p$ c) @1 H+ X# m# G M# T9 I
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。8 V; c+ s% e: h0 y: |, e; U" \
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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。% L: S6 D( ]4 i: K4 I
2 m4 b. Y) p( j8 GVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 1 A }, E6 ?6 f9 Z3 q% ~
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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. # b3 j% }( x; P( ^/ s8 M' {6 r- H. ^9 I5 f
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( N. E. b0 C$ h, e; U: y0 h& U ~- t
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. , v; T3 f- @5 [/ L( }+ t* y2 G$ X1 z# a1 f. O- y$ z0 g1 O6 Z
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. 3 t! s$ \& m$ B7 Z# K$ h" n9 I0 C' `
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
