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.