美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 0 F2 T: K. x( Y2 _, B( d% T
3 S& R1 l F7 x+ L9 u- K) t0 p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。. ?2 W% S. X4 m) T* `. }( }
" |6 m9 M' l4 E 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。' [: w/ @4 y! Q- g7 c8 y
7 A4 c h/ K ?2 P9 F0 C! t 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。 / { E2 A1 }5 b0 ]0 ?% Z8 @$ ]9 U& y% V* u) [
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。: N* m, `. e$ @8 |2 V3 ~
/ _4 z p1 t% G! k 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。' O8 r8 N' I' J' N' N( c
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles # U0 J& |' I* j& @+ D/ z! |
7 T8 M' H7 g2 I5 E; YLOS 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.0 o; }- n8 q3 K( x
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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. ' L* a( l* p7 j5 L7 R6 ] ; h, k! x! z) n: T6 vBut 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./ U: {1 U4 ?, d0 ]5 J
/ c5 u- j$ z$ u0 _' H. n6 HHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. $ E x: ~) m3 \# a, z3 {; _" F ; s* P9 p ^; v" hThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
