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This is a transcript of a video that explores the mysterious case of Gloria Ramirez, a woman who died in 1994 after emitting a toxic substance that affected 23 hospital staff members. The video discusses various theories and experiments that tried to explain what happened, and concludes that the most likely scenario is that Ramirez used a chemical called DMSO as a folk remedy for cancer pain, which reacted with oxygen in her blood to create a nerve gas called dimethyl sulfate. The video also acknowledges the human tragedy behind the mystery and the controversy over the official investigation.
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1. On February 19, 1994, a 31-year-old Hispanic woman named Gloria Ramirez was taken to the emergency room at Riverside General Hospital in a coma-like state.
2. The hospital staff attempted to treat her, but soon, several staff members began to fall ill, experiencing symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, and headache.
3. In total, 23 of the 37 hospital staff members who came into contact with Ramirez fell ill, with five being hospitalized.
4. The incident was investigated, and the California Department of Health and Human Services concluded that it was an outbreak of mass sociogenic illness, also known as mass hysteria.
5. However, this theory has been disputed, and an alternative explanation has been proposed involving the presence of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in Ramirez's body.
6. DMSO is a solvent that can be used as a pain reliever and is sometimes used as a folk remedy for cancer pain.
7. It is believed that Ramirez may have been using DMSO as a pain reliever, and that it combined with oxygen in her body to form dimethyl sulfate, a toxic compound.
8. Dimethyl sulfate is a nerve gas that can cause symptoms such as convulsions, delirium, paralysis, and coma.
9. The theory is that the dimethyl sulfate was released from Ramirez's body and caused the hospital staff to become ill.
10. The incident remains a mystery, and the exact cause of the hospital staff's illnesses has not been proven.
11. Gloria Ramirez died 35 minutes after arriving at the hospital, and an autopsy was performed.
12. The autopsy results showed that Ramirez had a high level of dimethyl sulfoxide in her body.
13. The incident has been the subject of much speculation and investigation, with some theories suggesting that the hospital was involved in a cover-up.
14. The case remains one of the most bizarre and unexplained medical mysteries in history.
15. The incident led to a lawsuit by one of the hospital staff members, Julie Gorchinski, who suffered severe symptoms and was hospitalized for two weeks.
16. The lawsuit alleged that the hospital was negligent in its treatment of Ramirez and that it failed to provide adequate care to the staff members who became ill.
17. The case was eventually settled out of court.