美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 8 u$ K8 ^) U, s- y( x+ L$ j# ?" J X: k! Z& r7 }
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。 0 n( m$ G& t9 R4 B9 j 7 L' r9 t6 G& C% C5 M0 N 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 U/ O/ |) U- C. O, N1 R6 ^
2 q- R: ?7 X8 k( U 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。 8 Z4 t2 i$ k3 ]+ U1 C6 M6 J" U
; k- j9 M' s, i ]' P1 o 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。1 S3 L0 h: U! K' s1 E |$ ]
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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。& S& q7 f7 {/ P* o9 F
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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ) Q' e' |' I/ D- m- t4 {
$ {: z: I- {* `# x8 Q, h0 }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. ! X6 w4 S( j; [* C5 S0 c; M" y - q7 N! y9 T& z0 g* @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. G7 R2 P! d8 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.% B4 m3 y5 L9 x. g3 J/ h
$ u9 l0 z' g; i2 u! SHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.: e4 q0 x" j! E3 u; O
5 |9 H) V% y* t) A6 rThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
