[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 人在德国 社区2 V4 e3 m- ~/ U- p2 T# b, u# 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。! ?( m& G0 e4 l" y/ u

$ l" L8 o5 e+ D) m" h* H  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。人在德国 社区* l2 }& a1 Z: p% G' ?( D) @. I

0 ]( X2 A" S, p+ m0 v/ l  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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+ T9 i2 M* X4 E  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。- u3 U, u8 V' o& f! p3 X. G
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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。
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4 H# K; p8 o$ u& F$ s) \9 L' w( [, BVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles
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% k. S2 q. e7 R8 i1 `0 v- h" tLOS 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1 o3 x- b3 T9 p/ ~) ]) c

* L/ d  X  W6 u; k7 N, v) e5 f5.35.249.64Benjamin 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.5.35.249.64( N  e* d! i  d' V
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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.' Z& B3 w. i& `* n0 y+ ~

  P8 y: B/ }) t# z) _) [$ y% IHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.2 e0 J+ r6 g7 z2 k0 n/ H5 A3 M
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.