Mr. Specter. Did you at any time examine below his belt?
Dr. Carrico. I did not; no, sir.
Mr. Specter. Do you know if anyone else did?
Dr. Carrico. Not in a formal manner.
Mr. Specter. What action did you take by way of treating President Kennedy on his arrival?
Dr. Carrico. After what we have described we completed an initial emergency examination, which consisted of, as we have already said, his color, his pulse, we felt his back, determined there were no large wounds which would be an immediate threat to life there. Looked very briefly at the head wound and then because of his inadequate respirations inserted an endotracheal tube to attempt to support these respirations.
Mr. Specter. Specifically what did you do with respect to the back, Dr. Carrico?
Dr. Carrico. This is a routine examination of critically ill patients where you haven't got time to examine him fully. I just placed my hands just above the belt, but in this case just above the brace, and ran my hands up his back.
Mr. Specter. To what point on his body?
Dr. Carrico. All the way up to his neck very briefly.