美国军人医院再爆医疗事故丑闻 老兵被错摘睾丸 : }$ _" H5 k! h* o' S4 ^
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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。! }9 |2 q8 g! y) Z3 @4 C6 v
( N# r# J& s1 O+ X 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 W" j7 j+ p* j3 h) Z( V& \/ u/ x; n1 I2 C- `3 Q; x; G
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。 5 F- Y% y7 ^$ ~* h/ \$ d$ K2 V
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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。* S2 K+ f: g& |' X$ y+ p$ _, [# j
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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。 + R3 R/ x' D6 U" m4 B6 N8 h! l, d" e8 Q/ p& M
Veteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles + G) Z. n. |% [1 s& E- d$ i # i- ^! y5 R( o
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.6 E0 L( e$ r2 k/ c W
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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.% P z, r( q- ] v1 y0 }0 j
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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., i, h9 x0 Z. ~, y
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Houghton, his wife, and their attorney say they hope to get the V-A's attention by going public with the situation.3 H1 b4 @+ |8 b( w8 u* ]: H' J6 j
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The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.
