Mrs. NELSON. Yes, one of the nurses, Miss Hutton, came out and said that the President was having extensive bleeding from the head and they had wrapped four sheets around it but it was still oozing through, so I sent her to the second floor to obtain a mattress cover, a plastic mattress cover, to put in the casket prior to putting his body in the casket, so the mattress cover was placed in the casket and I did not see this happen, but this is how it was explained to me by the nurse, and the plastic was placed on the mattress cover and the cover was around the mattress. Mr. SPECTER. Which nurse explained that to you? Mrs. NELSON. Miss Bowron and Miss Henchliffe. Mr. SPECTER. And what was done with the sheets which had been used to absorb the blood from the President's body? Mrs. NELSON. Well, there were approximately four sheets wrapped around him and the remaining sheets that were on the stretcher were pulled up and thrown in the linen hamper, according to Miss Bowron and Miss Henchliffe. Mr. SPECTER. And where is that linen hamper located? Mrs. NELSON. That linen hamper is located in the utility room area of the emergency room, which is just outside of the trauma room area. Mr. SPECTER. And what floor is that on? Mrs. NELSON. On the ground floor of the hospital. Mr. SPECTER. What was done with Governor Connally? Mrs. NELSON. Governor Connally was in the emergency room for a very short period, approximately 15 to 20 minutes, at which time he had chest tubes inserted, intravenous fluid started, anesthesia or oxygen given to him, and he was taken immediately from the emergency room to the operating room accompanied by several doctors. Mr. SPECTER. Did you see him inside trauma room No. 2? Mrs. NELSON. Yes; I did. Mr. SPECTER. And did you observe him when he was taken out of trauma room No. 2? Mrs. NELSON. Yes, I saw him when he went upstairs to the operating room. Mr. SPECTER. And how did he get upstairs to the operating room? Mrs. NELSON. On a stretcher carried by several of the doctors. Miss Standridge went in front, and opened doorways and went to the elevator. I could not see her at the elevator but this is what she told me. Mr. SPECTER. How far could you see her? Mrs. NELSON. Oh, approximately 30 feet. Mr. SPECTER. And who is Miss Standridge? Mrs. NELSON. Head nurse in the emergency room. Mr. SPECTER. What is her first name? Mrs. NELSON. Jeanette. Mr. SPECTER. You say the stretcher was carried? Mrs. NELSON. Well, it was wheeled. Mr. SPECTER. And what does the stretcher look like that Governor Connally was on? Mrs. NELSON. Well, there are no specific details, it's an average type of movable four-wheel stretcher, made out of metal, with a plastic mattress on the stretcher. It has an elevation between--on the sides, so that the--I don't know how to explain exactly. Mr. SPECTER. A bumper-type effect? Mrs. NELSON. It has a bumper on the side.