[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 人在德国 社区1 y% s$ F+ Y$ n, e1 z# }8 N. w
6 f, g7 A9 y  C1 n' @1 O7 p7 k
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( Q4 g( ~: x$ N0 y/ S. p/ h0 i
rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de- Z; o. u( f: G" g+ R, z
　　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。+ R  O9 y" t' U' V

: b& u8 w) e) b6 E' Q: h4 ars238848.rs.hosteurope.de　　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。
' J" A' i& j9 }3 v
+ l: y: V1 }* B" P　　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.de3 |+ u! P/ W) y. ]% c

* Z/ t0 a' @8 O6 p& ?# A; V5 Y　　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 P" l' B) ]& @$ ~8 G. u
$ m) `6 U3 U( Y' |, b" Q" Nrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
$ E8 n3 M; @% w) X( Y
1 h; ^0 P' p% ~$ R$ Frs238848.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.
3 m, u$ [9 r: L: H, drs238848.rs.hosteurope.de7 }( _% d; H$ E; R0 l7 `3 k+ A
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.人在德国 社区) F' C( M6 i: C" h6 _
, k* {7 c$ f8 j  T% S
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.4 J8 l; ^8 S" m7 O6 O

1 T* L! y+ f9 I; V8 kHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.
9 Y% B4 k0 f2 r. v# i, O' p$ B, ?  ~' }) f  F' j
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.