How a Walmart Cream Turned a Woman's Body into a Chemical Weapon

When nurses and doctors gathered around an ER patient started collapsing, nobody knew what was going on. Was the hospital contaminated? Where did the fumes come from? Was the patient toxic? Let’s get into it!

[DJapan]

"dead bodies don't make people sick"
That is exactly what lead to the discovery of germs. Doctors working on dead bodies and then helping babies get born without washing up in between

[ScaerieTale]

I've heard Ms. Ramirez' story before, but this is the most information I've ever heard (like how severe some hospital staff were hurt by the incident, yikes). Thanks so much for putting in the extra research for this video!

[kittiescorner]

I've worked with the elderly for many years and have smelled the smell of death many times. Even though it is a horrible smell, it doesn't cause people to pass out.

[rochellethompson]

"Dead bodies dont make people sick, "

Tell that to Ebola victims families.

[weekendnomad]

Also I learned the hard way that if you don’t use a specific sink, toilet or bathtub for years gasses can come up through the drains. We had a bathroom that was never used and this happened. Had to run the drains, open all of the windows and evacuate for 5+days

[AlexRising_]

Gloria Ramírez is why my mother raised me to quadruple check drug interactions and makes sure I have some form of ID showing my meds and dosages

[meepster]

Scary to think you can potentially create chemical weapons under certain circumstances.

[Strob_GD]

Brew always is here for me to watch before bed causing me to have night terrors, 10/10 would watch again

[Variable--actual]

Sounds like the hospital is trying to dodge a major lawsuit.

[KidarWolf]

I've actually heard about this case. I do think there's a lot of suspicious things with the investigations where it doesn't seem like standard procedure was followed, and I do believe the medical staff who fell ill while attempting to save her life. The lab investigation that managed to replicate the hypothesized result is certainly interesting in its implications, but without those tests having been done at the time of the first autopsy, which almost certainly isn't part of the standard battery of tests performed in an autopsy, it's truly impossible to know what really happened. If something good came of it, I hope that this case highlighted the importance of due diligence and expansion of tests when the results are inconclusive.

[thewolfpack]

I had read somewhere before that there was another theory based around undiagnosed diabetes which triggered keto acidosis but honestly the dmso theory certainly seems to fit better

[AstorReinhardt]

Oh this case...yeah this one was super weird. A lot of fishy things were going on...like why did they drag their feet on releasing her body for so long? Was it so she was so decomposed that nothing would be found? Because she died of "natural causes" and the stuff making the nurses and doctors ill was "mass hysteria", so why keep her body and claim it was to make sure she wasn't a "biohazard". And who the hell just casually threw out the syringe?!

[Misshughestrm]

How is it a Walmart cream? They couldn't figure out where she got the chemical. That's kinda misleading. I was expecting it to literally be some body cream from Walmart, it's some home concoction she made herself

[deannelson]

I've heard about this, and have always been curious about it. Now I get to learn more about it. Thanks Brew.

[Monkey_on_Call]

I've a lot of accounts of how DMSO can be very effective for lot of weird stuff, but everyone who touts its benefits also warns of its danger.
If you put it on your skin, you can't so much as allow clothing to touch, or else dyes, detergents, and plastics will get in.
If you try to use gloves, the vinyl will get in.
Your hands must be clean, but if you use soap, that will get in.
This stuff allows just about everything, good and bad, right through your skin.

[lynsylva-bbss]

So why say a Walmart cream? Say the name of it. Walmart don't make anything.

[Inksanity]

This story always upsets me. It is LAUGHABLE to claim that _trained medical professionals_ would _consistently_ develop _intense_ psychosomatic illness from a single patient.
The average person among a large outbreak? Maybe. But a team of professionals working on an isolated case? No chance.

[Litepaw]

The fruit garlic smell is blood ketoacidosis. I've had that happen to me when I was near starving. It causes your blood to go acidic and causes a buildup of acetone in your blood, which is then exhaled and causes your breath to smell flowery.

[recovertreedragon]

I saw this story first on Fascinating Horror 8 months ago. I love watching the different takes on stories between Brew, Fascinating Horror, and Plainly Difficult. Great video!

[CosmicIntelJet]

There’s no man like the Brew man!

RIP, Gloria Ramirez. 🙏🏼❤