Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Dr. McCLELLAND. At that time I was showing a film on surgical
techniques to a group of students and residents on the second floor of
Parkland Hospital in the surgical suite, where I was notified of the
fact that President Kennedy was being brought to the Parkland emergency
room after having been shot.
Mr. SPECTER. And what action, if any, did you take following that
notification?
Dr. McCLELLAND. Immediately upon hearing that, I accompanied the
Resident, Dr. Crenshaw, who brought this news to me, to the emergency
room, and down to the trauma room 1 where President Kennedy had been
taken immediately upon arrival.
Mr. SPECTER. And approximately what time did you arrive in Emergency
Room 1?
Dr. McCLELLAND. This is a mere approximation, but I would approximate
or estimate, rather, about 12:40.
Mr. SPECTER. And who was present, if anyone, at the time of your
arrival?
Dr. McCLELLAND. At the time I arrived, Dr. Perry--would you like the
full names of all these?
Mr. SPECTER. That would be fine, I would appreciate that.
Dr. McCLELLAND. Dr. Malcolm Perry, Dr. Charles Baxter, Dr. Charles
Crenshaw, Dr. James Carrico, Dr. Paul Peters.
Mr. SPECTER. Were they all present at the time you arrived?
Dr. McCLELLAND. They were not present when I arrived.
Mr. SPECTER. Will you start with the ones who were present?
Dr. McCLELLAND. Starting with the ones who were present, I'm sorry,
the ones who were present when I arrived were Drs. Carrico, Perry and
Baxter. The others I mentioned arrived subsequently or about the same
time that I did.
Mr. SPECTER. Then, what other doctors, if any, arrived after you did,
in addition to those whom you have already mentioned?
Dr. McCLELLAND. In addition, the ones that arrived afterwards, were Dr.
Kenneth Salyer.
Mr. SPECTER. S-a-l-y-e-r?
Dr. McCLELLAND. S-a-l-y-e-r, Dr. Fouad, F-o-u-a-d Bashour, Dr. Donald
Seldin----
Mr. SPECTER. S-e-l-d-i-n?
Dr. McCLELLAND. S-e-l-d-i-n--I believe that's all.
Mr. SPECTER. What did you observe as to President Kennedy's condition
at that time?
Dr. McCLELLAND. Well, on initially coming into the room and inspecting
him from a distance of only 2 or 3 feet as I put on a pair of surgical
gloves, it was obvious that he had sustained a probably mortal head
injury, and that his face was extremely swollen and suffused with blood
appeared cyanotic----
Mr. SPECTER. "Cyanotic"--may I interrupt--just what do you mean by that
in lay terms?
Dr. McCLELLAND. This mean bluish discoloration, bluish-black
discoloration of the tissue. The eyes were somewhat protuberant,
which is usually seen after massive head injuries denoting increased
intracranial pressure, and it seemed that he perhaps was not making, at
the time at least, spontaneous respiratory movements, but was receiving
artificial respiration from a machine, an anesthesia machine.
Mr. SPECTER. Who was operating that machine?
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