[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
0 o8 G$ k2 E9 h& f% J. l6 E  G( c& j( U: ^0 W7 C$ K$ K( b! a
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。
( I; E8 o8 p3 Q+ e7 z; j+ E
9 ?1 y' u" D. H  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。9 ~# _- ?/ m+ k5 b  A, a4 Q$ z
www.csuchen.de5 W, r: T+ ]- e) Q9 ~
  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。 www.csuchen.de, s; y1 I! l% O6 f0 ^, g

; B' s: j7 u+ t' j* m  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。* N0 D) h! c/ Y0 y$ c

* T* y. M) c$ L! Q! s- q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。
人在德国 社区8 `7 y, g- S& V6 g" c1 Z" c

" x. O7 Q8 [$ l! N- j( B& R% ^& Y& ^7 {) vwww.csuchen.deVeteran files claim after wrong testicle is removed at VA hospital in Los Angeles ! @# ^, T. l% r6 X; n0 T* R! k

+ s* j' x7 L% {0 pLOS 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.人在德国 社区1 z$ P( l& [7 p" S; U2 f& ]

. B% P" ^& e  O: j5 {- t/ |8 s1 YBenjamin 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.人在德国 社区9 l/ ~1 e- u8 z% M& W: a* v
人在德国 社区9 ^3 a& e5 K0 M
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.
. p/ K9 N3 b& h$ m- R3 n# K7 ]4 f2 P人在德国 社区www.csuchen.de2 e5 k6 Y: [+ G& Z
Houghton, 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7 d- H9 d2 _+ u7 z5 S5 }  b& }5 n5 }
人在德国 社区; y' Q% j9 Y% O% }
The hospital says it's apologized and changed practices as a result.