美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 % Q- w( B3 r! @5 g
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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。 3 d4 x9 e: i7 Q; ?' { # v; _) N% ]9 [5 w. F 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。 ! ?( F& s7 m1 _ f' ^" `' ^+ D( ?' P- C/ n% d! q) X
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。 3 R1 f. H6 B' s0 o! G! `9 Z8 S1 n8 X& E8 r
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。/ k f! ^% `% M9 ^/ j( 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。; E0 Y D1 H' q% ?2 A6 `
4 U: W- B" S5 }# OVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles + [4 P3 Q! r# a( O* a 5 U! ]- ^6 p$ K+ Q8 g0 i- 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. , F& K% q+ v" w: i2 B! _! m" ^! `3 N , J* s9 I9 [' pBenjamin 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. O+ R- r. d: a5 o$ r' ]% K& w
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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. , l" T3 i6 n7 k " O9 O I; T: i4 a1 t$ q+ a! IHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.8 l( G9 v+ [9 x
/ u% a( D! r0 }( ]. nThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
