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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 4 z7 m6 l0 Z% e+ e1 p. R$ ^
7 P1 f2 k# p# G, y4 X" b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。
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& q% @* D6 i4 n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。
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6 B) L! O) U' F3 h) @' Q 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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1 b" N$ }8 I: K+ I8 @3 O. 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。" v" N8 A( Y$ U1 Z0 H+ l
8 o+ g: L! {/ @+ `! B% C" g- y5.35.249.64 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。# s }9 `; G8 ]' E) h0 J
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 0 a* }( A$ {" t% m6 j( I9 h
# P. u* u& g. e7 _5.35.249.64LOS 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' R. }3 f# I) E* H
$ f- h1 Y/ m) T( f人在德国 社区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.
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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.5.35.249.64) j. \8 ]$ K3 `4 {
$ x1 f/ V0 |9 ~+ s3 C5 ZHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.5.35.249.64: \: [/ R0 U$ H# \8 k- D0 d
7 M" }$ z; W; x0 T0 X; _The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result. |
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