[国际新闻] 美国军人医院老兵被错摘睾丸

美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸
, T  a) E% `% j/ q. P6 A  v
0 X5 n4 t6 j1 l2 j: x( a9 N7 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。
: p* E% h" D5 @$ g- o7 W
6 @" C/ [, z1 G. l人在德国 社区  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。- p; |) _0 N: }1 h* d6 X4 @" c
2 b: ^$ ~9 I* u: ]
  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。
7 y. m- L& A- {) r; ?) F人在德国 社区5 X8 T; m' o. @% ^, M
  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。
( }% s; O- b* |% R1 h1 _rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de. R  W5 Z6 Y4 `; b7 c
  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。
* {( N% H* y4 ]7 I! a5 ?
人在德国 社区* r0 k) ~. C8 B8 c* S. O8 _, M
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 人在德国 社区7 q6 f# D6 q5 O# D6 k

# D4 V+ N& q, W. Y% 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.
6 \' L. _3 P( s* drs238848.rs.hosteurope.de
' |' E2 Z% f6 u0 @6 a: K+ t' mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deBenjamin 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.' q- Y. R0 [, i, V, W
人在德国 社区" ^8 F1 g8 m% T/ c- P$ g4 ^6 o
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 E' E' E$ W! x3 _人在德国 社区8 ]& s! ^  ^) c# A: K5 |
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.6 ^8 g) ?1 ^8 B7 C" ^# M

$ o6 G; C* \4 x3 {# O. XThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.