[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 2 I! V; Z8 Q/ d5 x% @. M' u

' B9 Q& M) D! i% c) l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。
3 h$ q2 H7 U' G) ~* u5 F人在德国 社区
$ {3 C9 ^) z) s# E2 Q3 H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。8 F' y/ e$ b- [  e

# ^  K3 ]; e( _rs238848.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。
2 i5 m& [9 n  N0 M( f
! N0 f6 H  F( j# W9 l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 n6 E% \/ [+ O/ m. B/ c& q
% H( [3 a" o7 a9 D3 _) Q% U
　　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。
6 L+ K# u$ {1 v+ N# d/ A. F' q. G; T1 ~  b
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 1 A4 ?, W! m2 N* T0 V8 A) |
rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de& X1 |# ^7 o# Q% c
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.
" ]1 c( T8 M2 r" f. ~
! p( A: _+ n0 m/ i( |# vBenjamin 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.
& @# p, {* s- {1 w  @8 d5 P2 A2 p$ Y" D/ o7 X& u+ s1 e
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.3 p$ K& F5 \, w% e# d3 s- S, J

- }# p# V' d" d8 {$ o/ Z, oHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.
1 Z7 Y8 l4 p6 r
+ p4 D1 n9 Z! ~3 O. P) Z  ?7 HThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.