|
  
- 积分
- 107660
- 威望
- 41024
- 金钱
- 6
- 阅读权限
- 130
- 性别
- 男
- 在线时间
- 3126 小时
|

美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸
% ?1 B/ S- I8 F; Q+ `2 Y$ H人在德国 社区
7 g+ ~) i, o2 |6 m5 r) @2 ^$ o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 h' Z% U0 y5 L) h/ S4 T B
+ d0 @2 W+ A2 Z3 P! y' Y( y
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。
+ m- R3 u; y4 J2 f; m
4 M2 Y9 W" C: 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 {! J) R8 \6 }7 D( F4 l* Z
5 M+ ^/ \6 G. C9 V 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.de6 X6 ?7 x; f3 \" Z$ Q; V- F; _
% T- ~" T; Q1 g% J* z 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。
9 E5 A8 o& I( X; U# r& \
1 i1 U6 E1 h3 p$ U: `% [Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
# s2 W) \# z1 |' U/ p6 }人在德国 社区
' F- p2 G9 T. c/ ]7 |* Srs238848.rs.hosteurope.deLOS 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.
$ u. D0 {( w9 Y( c; d6 a
2 S. N: s7 g: q. Q. G( P/ ]rs238848.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.
# f0 c9 h, J) H# i7 ^) q人在德国 社区/ m6 v$ Z0 O* P2 G8 j, @
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.7 f9 u) L# M/ u; w) O
" F# w9 o$ I1 V U
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.
) B) ~3 g" _% q1 c- h4 w/ J! s
/ Z* t6 z& B! m7 W: ^9 x# ers238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result. |
|