美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 # F. P* O. L z9 o+ _
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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。 5 D3 e( S; ?9 ^. I0 h5 k9 S6 P3 f6 b* N6 v% \) ^5 d
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。0 J+ l5 x+ i' `
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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。 ! S4 z% f: B1 F; L S: Y. T 5 I- |% I2 ~. Q4 D0 ^* i1 [7 D- p 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。 + q( g3 M+ x, V# r5 X1 ~ W I# O$ q9 F8 H5 |1 v
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。 8 c' u; ^( H) X % Q, _: r% F1 GVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles . X# `3 g6 z( U2 X
5 l+ m, E( b) c+ J6 \4 @2 C% h pLOS 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. 6 E! M$ C6 r( p8 r$ X' q) [: n& T; n! M2 y9 k
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.! Y9 T5 m- }0 _! b; Z
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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.# R. t2 Y/ A L1 |$ q* v
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Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. ! @. e' t$ ?) B* Y3 B b) o 1 B4 l" @4 p- mThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
