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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。人在德国 社区6 ~: p2 S# L$ ]' q: j7 v
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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。
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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。
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2 h6 \& x! B4 X: |& t% R人在德国 社区 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。5 O* G/ p; j* ?4 u" s" i' n& o
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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 Y6 m: D, F' p) `
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles * d3 E$ h) ?8 V+ q7 ~! W* l% Z
$ d5 Y. ^" ?: W- R, w! Y5 H3 l( ]5 zLOS 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.) n9 Y1 k! E1 N
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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.- s) R8 H& q: k( Z! V
9 A* s+ ^* i( d7 ~ v" bBut 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.
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5 _* k2 D$ C4 ?; j( bHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.4 K5 t: S) @* W, D: Z
" I0 l2 y! w; |( H. H1 H9 F; |* D6 FThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result. |
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