[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
& {! y8 S$ B7 g6 v
8 M" _4 P# l9 J& b' V) 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。
# r# v* Z) a( b( `人在德国 社区
# d( P: h  T& [3 }" a8 |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。2 N9 @. J6 J3 @0 S, G
人在德国 社区# U$ [+ r6 `. T! 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。 ( G1 r- _2 G4 l. E
/ D- |1 h8 M; s. B$ k' x
　　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 B3 L& m" u, P+ g+ Q, a5 W% D$ L2 I& u7 `9 J
　　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。. z& a# c  d! U

' ?5 z! X' `. S+ E/ S5 ~, D7 w8 k0 _9 Irs238848.rs.hosteurope.deVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
0 T: W$ [5 K9 O" ~   P$ i/ }* d, W9 L
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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de- W' Z1 {9 Q6 C& y& t
$ e. F3 o0 U7 }1 T+ m
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.
5 k7 W* K+ z1 q9 v# qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de
6 b$ Z/ d( U; y# ZBut 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.9 k6 B0 r0 y4 M/ l1 z

. Q+ p1 d& y* W: m5 M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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de3 x9 c8 c: D9 N# w

4 V* s) s# ?3 y9 j; oThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.