美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 ! `' }) p* s/ a4 C$ o
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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。 # x8 F. E" M: w. e 4 g6 F$ R8 P* K 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。% J/ A+ R8 I8 U: J! r/ \* A9 G
@; U p% ]* m2 ~% ]$ f 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。 # H2 m2 c# f9 _, M0 N# K
* n2 [6 y9 y% w5 k 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。 + P& M( a; E7 \3 G" r2 Z& [) F( B5 ?1 v0 C) T4 y3 K7 O5 @" ~
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。/ U+ J( l0 [+ ]3 S* h0 |6 t3 ?
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 2 w# U9 P p v& J9 |; I& i 9 c6 A2 o6 S7 a0 l5 rLOS 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. & ~! b/ h6 C0 ?( X7 o7 C. D : `) M0 k! z/ U) JBenjamin 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. 2 |* c5 M) x: E0 `& A6 H0 x9 c+ e: ` M+ V9 ]
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. / F# [9 ]% f5 O2 L/ P% g# d" n3 Z* D% ]1 `0 x
Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.& l6 o' r" A+ r1 B6 @, j n4 A
9 \% _, D* b. s4 b$ k' jThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
