JFK'S EMERGENCY TREATMENT AT PARKLAND
JFK is taken to Trauma Room #1 while John Connally is taken to Trauma Room #2.
JFK is taken to Trauma Room #1 while John Connally is taken to Trauma Room #2.
More than a dozen doctors & nurses work on JFK.
They are concerned with the "ABCs" of emergency medicine: clear the airway, maintain blood pressure, & control bleeding.
They are concerned with the "ABCs" of emergency medicine: clear the airway, maintain blood pressure, & control bleeding.
JFK had no pulse, no blood pressure & an “infrequent” heartbeat.
The Governor's condition while bad, was far better, & he was quickly taken to surgery where he would recover.
The Governor's condition while bad, was far better, & he was quickly taken to surgery where he would recover.
Because JFK had lost a massive amount of blood, he was immediately administered blood.
Secret Service Agent Kellerman held a card in his hand taken from JFK's wallet.
Secret Service Agent Kellerman held a card in his hand taken from JFK's wallet.
Doctors also insert a tube in JFK's throat in order to supply oxygen.
To accomplish this, they perform a "tracheotomy", a surgically created opening in neck leading directly to the trachea or windpipe*.
*Before this procedure was done, the doctors have already seen what they later described as a small round opening in throat.
