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美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸
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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。
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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。4 t: b8 {/ f! G0 T! e
' W: S8 X; X3 ^8 w 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。 ! R: \& m& W$ u | z! _( Y/ t# y3 R
8 [- t. A6 A% V8 m$ H% q0 ]; Mrs238848.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。4 M* d5 t8 h5 n! H. w" ^' W
9 _7 P1 y/ C) [9 @: r6 f1 l5 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。
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2 l0 t$ O, h1 QVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ; {5 y, U; s- s2 ]3 K3 Q
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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.
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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.
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* J- `% ?1 o! mBut 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.3 n' G8 g% `" r! N, e
- W* z. S& j' {4 t' e2 v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.
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5 E6 Y2 P5 L+ d$ Z6 _6 y0 a4 pThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result. |
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