Dr. Carrico. No other wound on the head.
Mr. Specter. Did you have any opportunity specifically to look for a small wound which was below the large opening of the skull on the right side of the head?
Dr. Carrico. No, sir; at least initially there was no time to examine the patient completely for all small wounds. As we said before, this was an acutely ill patient and all we had time to do was to determine what things were life-threatening right then and attempt to resuscitate him and after which a more complete examination would be carried out and we didn't have time to examine for other wounds.
Mr. Specter. Was such a more complete examination ever carried out by the doctors in Parkland?
Dr. Carrico. No, sir; not in my presence.
Mr. Specter. Why not?
Dr. Carrico. As we said initially this was an acute emergency situation and there was not time initially and when the cardiac massage was done this prevented any further examination during this time this was being done. After the President was pronounced dead his wife was there, he was the President, and we felt certainly that complete examination would be carried out and no one had the heart, I believe, to examine him then.
Mr. Specter. Will you describe, as specifically as you can then, the neck wounds which you heretofore mentioned briefly?
Dr. Carrico. There was a small wound, 5- to 8-mm. in size, located in the lower third of the neck, below the thyroid cartilage, the Adams apple.
Mr. Dulles. Will you show us about where it was?