[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 8 X8 V- L, v# V" e5 `/ m( @1 S
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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。
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  n- q  A7 {( u% o; Ucsuchen.de  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。3 G% L; M+ R2 K2 Q  v( M% f

: n4 r' i3 n' M& W! }" xcsuchen.de  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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" g. r5 x2 t, g/ X, d. `  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。0 N4 a2 X6 s+ ]9 u" \

- t7 I) b- P5 [3 x  n人在德国 社区  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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Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles / p3 `0 s, l; @

! q+ f8 U' B/ U) b& BLOS 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.
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* B& c0 f% I" `. Acsuchen.deBenjamin 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.: h6 G0 a5 H. m4 j% S  F
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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.. ?2 B6 s8 P/ y" [* x

' Y  ]2 L! J/ A! l) XHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.人在德国 社区% t6 T9 H* A) g, I

% p  B7 M4 o9 U2 H" d8 L) BThe hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.