SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- Marcel Reinosa, manager of the reggaeton singer José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, The Taiger, hospitalized at Jackson Memorial Hospital for a gunshot wound to the head, he stated on YouTube Showbiz 305led by the influencer identified as “Un Martí To Durako” who are raising funds to pay for medical services in the hospital and, if not done, the doctors could request permission to disconnect the delivery man from the machines that keep him alive.
In the YouTube space, Reinosa stated that the proceeds would be used to finance a legal process in case they decided to disconnect the Taiger. “We are going to start raising funds to show that we can support that person,” the representative said, adding that they intend to raise between $50,000 and $100,000.
However, later, the influencer known as “Un Martí To Durako” said in instagram that currently no page for donations will be created publicly and warned Internet users that if they see one on social networks, it is false. In his post he stated that several artists decided to give that money directly.
Doctors deny the possibility of disconnection
Given the debate generated by the Taiger team’s initial request, Cuban doctor Alfredo Melgar, interviewed by journalist Mario J. Pentón for Martí Newsdenied the possibility that someone could be disconnected from life support due to lack of health insurance in the US.
The doctor explained that in United States hospitals, no person is disconnected from an artificial machine due to a financial or immigration situation. “I have seen patients who have been admitted to hospitals in very serious condition, international patients, patients who are homelesswho live on the street, others who do not have health insurance and no hospital proceeds to disconnect a patient based on these criteria, nor immigration criteria. “Every person in the United States has the right to health care.”
However, he alleged that the case is different when it is planned to disconnect a patient based on medical criteria, such as a case of brain death.
“As long as the person is improving a little or is stable and there is brain activity, terminal disconnection is not carried out. If the person no longer has a reflection, there is no consciousness. Some tests are done by neurologists to see if there is any ocular activity, etc., and you can even use an electroencephalogram to see if there is any type of brain activity,” he said.
When it is determined that there is brain death and there is no longer breathing or active functions, it is determined to be disconnected by one or more doctors: “It is discussed with the person who represents the patient. It may be the one who has the power of an attorney to determine the health of the patient.”
In the event that there is no representative with legal power, you can turn to the family, the wife, children over 18 years of age, who could be brought from Cuba in an emergency “and explain to them what is happening, so that they understand and agree. agreement on terminal disconnection. Then you can also turn to the parents, to another family member who understands what is happening.”
He also added that the State can appoint a representative. Subsequently, if there are none, there is a hospital ethics committee where doctors have the ability to determine that the person is brain dead based on the criteria set forth. “Only then could a disconnection proceed.”
The Taiger
The Cuban reggaeton player began to show “small progress” in his recovery this Monday, according to his manager, during an interview with the communicator Enrique Santos this Monday, October 7.
Reinosa explained that one of the most significant advances is that the artist’s kidneys have begun to work again, and his body has begun to regulate its temperature on its own. “It’s very good that his body is starting to react on its own,” said the manager, who also highlighted that El Taiger is not brain dead, which offers “one hundred percent hope” for his recovery.
However, the inflammatory process in the singer’s brain has not yet ended, which prevents doctors from being able to determine his long-term prognosis with certainty. “Until the inflammation ends, nothing can be determined,” he said.
The delivery man was found last Thursday near the intersection of NW 9th Avenue and 17th Street, injured after being shot in the forehead. Since then, he remains hospitalized at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
The Miami Police announced that they are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that sheds light on the whereabouts of Damián Valdez-Galloso, He Narratesto be able to interrogate him for the investigation of the case of the Cuban reggaeton singer.
The authorities have distributed a flyer with the image of Valdez-Galloso where it is reported that the event for which they want to question him took place near the intersection of NW 9th Avenue and 17th Street, where El Taiger was found.
