美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 3 m1 J: J9 q; i0 L- V* t : {$ f5 Z- c4 h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。 , a J# N- U; g& u K0 Z , J7 y$ Q6 z; v) r# d9 V o2 ~ 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。 & o6 a1 \1 O8 B6 Z8 S+ F: P" Q' P1 g! j/ M* |7 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。 V/ ^3 M( b7 v, b* p
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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。; j7 H! |# e1 }2 `: ?
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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。 & y& K- ?9 R; {6 K2 K! n ! r7 w/ \' J- g- h+ k4 N& SVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles 6 q! A5 X5 b: ~. Q! b! T& A
2 x* x9 o4 w( Z2 h: M1 yLOS 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.% \ T' K' ?6 V h; `2 g( W7 Z
6 ?2 G4 v0 ?& R; IBenjamin 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. l; K5 ?& X2 A |' `! u 2 L8 W; Y# c, \4 O( H; e2 EBut 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. R5 y4 b7 C' G; s4 J0 t3 l2 ^
( n$ ~& v5 w% I, ]0 vHoughton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation. 1 f" @5 m: u6 ?: A/ f8 u5 k* y! ^' Q0 t v
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
