Dr. CARRICO. There was, on removing the President's shirt and coat, we noted he was wearing a standard back support. Mr. SPECTER. Would you describe that back support, please? Dr. CARRICO. As I recall, it was white cotton or some fibrous support, with staves, bones and if I remember buckled in the front. Mr. SPECTER. How wide was it? Dr. CARRICO. How wide? Mr. SPECTER. Yes, sir. Dr. CARRICO. I don't know; I didn't examine below--you see--as I recall, it came about to his umbilicus--navel area. Mr. SPECTER. Was there any Ace bandage applied to the President's hips that you observed? Dr. CARRICO. No; I didn't remove his pants. Mr. SPECTER. Did you have any opportunity to observe that area of his body when his pants were removed? Dr. CARRICO. I had the opportunity, but I didn't look. Mr. SPECTER. What doctors were involved in the treatment of President Kennedy? Dr. CARRICO. Well, of course, Dr. Perry, Dr. Clark, Dr. Baxter, Dr. McClelland, Dr. Peters was in the room, Dr. Bashour, Dr. Ronald Jones, Dr. Curtis, I believe, Dr. White was there--initially, at least, I don't recall right offhand anyone else. There were other doctors in there, I just can't specifically remember--there were 10 or 15 people in the room before it was over. Mr. SPECTER. Do you have an opinion, Dr. Carrico, as to the cause of the punctate wound in the President's throat? Dr. CARRICO. No; I really don't--just on the basis of what I know. We didn't make an attempt, as you know, to ascertain the track of the bullets. Mr. SPECTER. I can't hear you. Dr. CARRICO. As you know, we didn't try to ascertain the track of the bullets. Mr. SPECTER. And why did you not make an effort to determine the track of the bullets? Dr. CARRICO. Again, in trying to resuscitate the President, the time to do this was not available. The examination conducted was one to try to establish what life threatening situations were present and to correct these. Mr. SPECTER. Was there any discussion among the doctors who attended President Kennedy as to the cause of the neck wound? Dr. CARRICO. Yes; after that afternoon. Mr. SPECTER. And what conversations were there? Dr. CARRICO. As I recall, Dr. Perry and I talked and tried after--later in the afternoon to determine what exactly had happened, and we were not aware of the missile wound to the back, and postulated that this was either a tangential wound from a fragment, possibly another entrance wound. It could have been an exit wound, but we knew of no other entrance wound. Mr. SPECTER. Was the wound in the neck consistent with being either an entry or exit wound, in your opinion? Dr. CARRICO. Yes. Mr. SPECTER. Or, did it look to be more one than the other? Dr. CARRICO. No; it could have been either, depending on the size of the missile, the velocity of the missile, the tissues that it struck.