Dr. Peters. I presume that it was—my thoughts at the time were that he probably had been having pelvic pain and had put this on as an additional support to stabilize his lower pelvis. It seemed quite interesting to me that the President of the United States had on an ordinary $3 Ace bandage probably in an effort to stabilize his pelvis. I suppose he had been having some back pain and that was my thought at the time, but we removed this bandage in an effort to feel a femoral pulse. We were never certain that we got a good pulse.
Mr. Specter. Would you describe in as much detail as you can the type of brace he was wearing?
Dr. Peters. Well, it appeared similar to a corset.
Mr. Specter. How thick was it?
Dr. Peters. I would estimate it was one-eighth of an inch.
Mr. Specter. An eighth of an inch thick?
Dr. Peters. Yes.
Mr. Specter. And how high was it?
Dr. Peters. Well, it completely encompassed his midsection.
Mr. Specter. It encompassed his midsection?