After the announcement of the death of a minor in the Fabriles shelter, the DIF of Nuevo León He reiterated through a statement that the death was due to natural causes secondary to an acute illness and not due to blows, as has been indicated on social networks.
The state DIF reported that the young man had various clinical conditions such as: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post-traumatic stress symptoms, persistent depressive disorder, intellectual disability and epileptic seizures; therefore, he was cared for by specialist doctors from the institution and they were the ones who directed his medical treatment.
The Prosecutor’s Office reports on the investigation being carried out into the death of the teenager who died in the Fabriles Shelter. pic.twitter.com/eiUW9Fd9h4
– Nuevo León Prosecutor’s Office (@FiscaliaNL) February 20, 2022
Likewise, it was indicated that due to his clinical condition together with the medications used, the minor presented a risk of altering the pain threshold, for which the latest evaluations of the treating physicians They were issued recently and at all times he was under the supervision of the doctor on duty until, during the night of February 8, his symptoms worsened, for which an urgent medical assessment was requested.
In the same statement it was specified that during the review the paramedics detected multiple episodes of vomiting, accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms and fever, while he was conscious.
In the evaluation, the patient presented data of hemodynamic decompensation, with subsequent alteration of the alert state and clinical deterioration until he presented a cardiorespiratory arrest, which required advanced resuscitation maneuvers, which were carried out without response and for this reason the death was made official.
The state agency ensured that the care provided by the medical emergency service was carried out under the corresponding medical protocols and after the ruling of natural death, the presence of a doctor external to our institution was requested for his assessment, who was accompanied at all times by medical personnel from the institution and the The doctor stated on his death certificate that the cause of death was natural.
Therefore, it is false that he was beaten, sedated, assaulted and that they left him on a soccer field, by staff of the shelter where he was,” the statement said.
Lastly, it was indicated that the deceased minor has no adult relatives, so notice was given to their legal guardian, who is the Director of Comprehensive Care for Minors and Familiesas well as the Attorney General’s Office for the Protection of Children and Adolescents, the cremation was carried out within the term established by the General Health Law, which states that these must be carried out within 48 hours after death and the Attorney General’s Office State Justice has already begun its ex officio investigation into this death, so they will be provided with all the necessary information.
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