美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ! S' ]* o! U) L& L- R" p 9 @: o9 G7 Z. m9 r1 q: T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。) G3 B# J6 C* i6 [
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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。8 `0 h* B7 f" F3 s: w' Q4 K* M
$ a+ {, E# b- P$ U+ I 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。 ) v% X9 m5 e. J0 L$ [: u* N% [5 v
g+ C) V5 Y5 x/ x 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。/ A9 y0 I9 c% U4 M6 T1 @( ]
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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。6 m0 S0 u9 d5 o5 ^
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles , S2 p: m+ j" y/ w. s8 f - U; _+ v2 R2 d. p* A* i6 K! \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.' p0 p ?! h. C. d9 M( i
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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.1 t1 r$ ~) p; b% j! {: b3 C) Q
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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. 2 S- f5 w+ a: }+ j9 l" y: _2 z3 Q: _1 O5 I
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. * b$ K7 N. B b+ B0 U! v3 Y5 j3 l9 T6 G, K+ O% P9 B0 J
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
