美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 9 @4 i+ ~0 L5 n4 {; S6 Y ] z6 a
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。2 X3 a4 v b3 y. R! p
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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。% ?2 _) V5 p+ h
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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。 , [1 |$ M' `& A% S/ |: E: k2 W# U
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 [+ [1 Z4 }( s2 X# N
3 p: ?8 d+ b. L0 o- 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。 1 H5 P+ H; @$ ?" k 5 H# h* X) x- z% ?7 M) z' IVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ' Q& H! ~: ?. D; Z; r( n " Z0 s0 l6 [% f" `' \$ J6 m/ @
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. 9 B- D c5 ^6 D& a8 a. e: ]( I5 {9 L# F" T, p/ b5 O
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. 4 i F5 h5 q8 D# ?7 e ' N3 O/ K/ |# R, r2 T# y2 j" K6 `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.& C( [& C+ ]+ P; g# F
0 [8 C; ? H( e0 O* o/ GHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.2 P1 V+ e! [5 ]3 n, y; Q0 b
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
