[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 $ U7 X( L$ v6 n4 a
$ S7 o* j$ B9 a& s$ S. S4 b( Z
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。
8 M# L& a" D( c  k' T9 a* ^
. t  E1 _* b% l* x1 t3 X) R  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。
6 i  E2 Y9 b: r  _+ A; Yrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de) M& m* I* U" s
  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。 人在德国 社区( ^% X& @+ V& X/ y: }* p

. N! H6 O( `8 m0 T! T' A( Srs238848.rs.hosteurope.de  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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de, ]- T7 C  u9 |9 ]1 p5 {
2 k# L: F7 I8 O' ?$ T
  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。

% m- f- ], v5 K: p人在德国 社区
' k: n5 A" [( c3 d2 fVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
! O. e+ ~3 \9 a. i" L$ m5 H人在德国 社区   k. W0 O* l1 @% x$ P2 h0 Y
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 @7 [/ z# q# u
& H; k" |, r& p% X/ M0 z. m( z' Q% IBenjamin 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.
8 K  W$ l' I1 e, j+ k3 V  n人在德国 社区' x$ c: j2 D) T1 D
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.
; o& Z( Z/ G" e  y- V+ n6 n$ D, t8 xrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de
+ Z. y3 h. `3 k, @5 k9 j9 }: ]Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.
6 M7 q8 R1 y( B6 ?6 E2 g1 l; H8 C4 b  w) ^
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
Share |
Share