[国际新闻] 美国军人医院老兵被错摘睾丸

日月光

美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸
+ a( T; G, W* R  Y/ I- S
; F3 t! ]* ?2 A8 E7 Q" C/ S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。
& z: ?# J; b5 E  V: ?
/ q6 H' J# X+ ?3 f7 b" j/ 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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de- t- h1 e) A. ]  u3 n9 ]+ N

9 r( {2 l' P5 {* W$ A4 n9 u8 v! h　　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。 0 [6 S+ X& p' R/ a  k, J

# P5 l2 X2 y4 \" d5 [# ?　　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. m# K1 J" g; \+ U" M0 u, A0 V

( M( \. |1 f" G# r% s4 u　　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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de1 ?  d: g# W6 q: L& E* V
rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de3 J2 y& w) A% c, Q8 i* F
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
$ R; n; i% z, G' }, g' n rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de+ a* ]& M6 |* j5 G
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.
4 i. m* \5 O' n人在德国 社区5 C0 [+ M  t1 m2 ^
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., Y. c- x7 `. ^+ d& [* c5 _; T( ~
( f  {% L, b& P9 X9 T; A4 ?  V: z
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.
. W: }8 r; G3 K0 K
! _" F3 H0 {  N# }; Q人在德国 社区Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.
) w% b5 H9 x5 D# V* W! t  X人在德国 社区
3 a& r8 x( K& DThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.