[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 & f% P9 {, f1 o& s! T

  W$ a. x% m7 B) x# C! f- X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。
( G# h5 H) V- r/ w( Q5 Q: Z* I) @9 s. m6 j& n7 L
  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。
$ c; X6 ~8 v+ Q. Crs238848.rs.hosteurope.de) c( h% Y' {* j& q8 Z; o
  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$ i0 W; a+ ]: c9 q
& |# e; O0 g& e2 g& Q
  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。
' E, ~6 n6 G4 y/ v$ N# X  n" W" o+ A( [+ l4 U( o
  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。

3 S! p5 O2 L9 F人在德国 社区" x  F( N4 |; Q# Q/ e" a
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de; r% L! \/ F4 N& y
0 ~2 N. \  U% a
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.人在德国 社区$ G9 M3 O0 C$ p  }8 M0 y, j3 u# G

8 d  l: Y" o' g5 m人在德国 社区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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de5 u. A9 L$ u1 A; M- J

- s; Z  i3 O" L- pBut 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.
8 N6 e$ z$ P% d. J
! P/ i8 a, t; g# Z1 v6 x: A( _, l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.
+ j; x) |. e  O. M5 Y; v
$ T! P2 D* c# e3 e7 x( nThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.