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Parkland Memorial Hospital

Emergency treatment of Kennedy and Connally after the shooting. This page combines historical context with 132 matching records drawn directly from the Kennedy Assassination History archive.

132 matching archive records 1963–1966 record span Open the full 1,932-record archive

Historical context

Parkland Memorial Hospital: overview and significance

What happened?

After the shooting in Dealey Plaza, the presidential limousine rushed President Kennedy and Governor John Connally to Parkland Memorial Hospital. Trauma teams attempted emergency treatment, and Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1:00 p.m.

Why was it important?

Parkland became a crucial location in the medical and evidential history of the assassination. Physicians' observations, treatment notes and later testimony became part of debates over wound interpretation and the sequence of shots.

Archive records

Parkland Memorial Hospital timeline

The records below are selected from the 1,932-record JFK assassination archive and are rendered as static HTML in chronological order.

1963
1963 22nd November

Airway Management

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Inserted a cuffed endotracheal tube past the neck injury and connected it to assisted ventilation.

1963 22nd November

Anesthesia Equipment Response

Jackie Hansen Hunt · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Carried resuscitative and anesthesia equipment to the major surgical emergency area after the stat alarm.

1963 22nd November

Anesthesia Team Dispatch

Marion Thomas Jenkins · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Dispatched Adolph Giesecke and Jackie Hunt with an anesthesia machine and resuscitative equipment to the emergency area.

1963 22nd November

Anesthesiology Emergency Response

Gene Coleman Akin · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Gene Coleman Akin was one of the anesthesiologists summoned to the Parkland emergency area before Kennedy arrived.

1963 22nd November

Anesthesiology Team Response

Jackie Hansen Hunt · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Served as one of the anesthesiologists called to the Parkland emergency area for Kennedy's treatment.

1963 22nd November

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Clint Hill · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Pushes Mrs. Kennedy back into her seat, and clings to the car as it exits Dealey Plaza and sped to Parkland Memorial Hospital..

1963 22nd November

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Clint Hill · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Secret Service agent Clint Hill was riding on the left front running board of the car immediately behind the Presidential limousine. Jumps onto the back of the limousine, pushes Mrs.

1963 22nd November

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Parkland Hospital · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

A few minutes after 2:00 p.m. CST (20:00 UTC), and after a confrontation between Dallas police and Secret Service agents, Kennedys body is placed in a casket and taken from Parkland Hospital and driven to Air Force One....

1963 22nd November

Autopsy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Parkland Hospital · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

The body is removed before a forensic examination can be conducted by the Dallas County coroner, which violated Texas state law (the murder was a state crime, and occurred under Texas legal jurisdiction)..

1963 22nd November

Back Examination Priority

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Explained that life-threatening airway and circulation problems prevented a full examination of Kennedy's back during resuscitation.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Tracheotomy Obscures Exit

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The front neck wound could not be directly examined because the Parkland tracheotomy incision had removed visible evidence of that wound.

1963 22nd November

Cardiac Monitoring

Jackie Hansen Hunt · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Helped connect the cardioscope used during President Kennedy's resuscitation.

1963 22nd November

Cardioscope Connection

Adolph Hartung Giesecke Jr · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Helped connect the cardioscope used to monitor President Kennedy's cardiac activity.

1963 22nd November

Cardiotachyscope Activity

William Kemp Clark · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

William Kemp Clark observed some electrical activity on the cardiotachyscope while resuscitation was underway.

1963 22nd November

Chest Drainage Treatment

Paul Conrad Peters · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Participated in the procedure intended to drain blood and air from Kennedy's chest cavity.

1963 22nd November

Chest Tube Procedure

Charles Rufus Baxter · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Helped initiate chest-tube treatment after free air and blood were detected in Kennedy's chest cavity.

1963 22nd November

Chest Tube Request

Malcolm Oliver Perry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

After noting free air and blood in Kennedy's chest cavity, requested insertion of chest tubes.

1963 22nd November

Circulatory Access

Ronald Coy Jones · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Helped establish vascular access used during the attempt to restore and maintain Kennedy's circulation.

1963 22nd November

Clint Hill Assistance

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Clint Hill reached the presidential limousine, helped protect Mrs. Kennedy, and remained on the car as it accelerated toward Parkland Memorial Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Closed Chest Cardiac Massage

William Kemp Clark · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Performed manual closed-chest cardiac compression during the effort to maintain President Kennedy's circulation.

1963 22nd November

Connally Back Wound Repair

Robert Roeder Shaw · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Treated the Governor's back wound by removing damaged tissue and suturing muscle and skin.

1963 22nd November

Connally Chest Operation

Robert Roeder Shaw · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Began surgery on Governor Connally's chest at approximately 1:35 p.m.

1963 22nd November

Connally Emergency Treatment

Richard Brooks Dulany · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Provided early emergency care for Connally before the thoracic surgical team assumed control.

1963 22nd November

Connally Thigh Cleansing

George T. Shires · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Cleaned the puncture wound in Governor Connally's left thigh as part of the operative treatment.

1963 22nd November

Connally Thigh Closure

George T. Shires · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Closed Governor Connally's thigh wound with sutures.

1963 22nd November

Connally Thigh Operation

Charles Rufus Baxter · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Later assisted George Shires in treating Governor Connally's left-thigh gunshot wound.

1963 22nd November

Connally Thigh Operation

George T. Shires · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Led the treatment of Governor Connally's left-thigh gunshot wound while the wrist operation was in progress.

1963 22nd November

Connally Thigh Surgery

Robert Nelson McClelland · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Assisted George Shires in the operation on Governor Connally's left-thigh wound.

1963 22nd November

Connally Thigh Surgery Assistance

Ralph Don Patman · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Assisted George Shires during treatment of Governor Connally's left-thigh wound.

1963 22nd November

Connally Trauma Room Arrival

Robert Roeder Shaw · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Arrived in trauma room 2 at approximately 12:45 p.m. to take charge of Governor Connally's thoracic injuries.

1963 22nd November

Connally Wound Closure

Charles Rufus Baxter · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Participated in cleansing and suturing Governor Connally's thigh wound while a small metallic fragment remained in the leg.

1963 22nd November

Connally Wrist Debridement

Charles Francis Gregory · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Enlarged, cleansed, and closed the palm-side wrist wound while leaving the back wound partly open for drainage.

1963 22nd November

Connally Wrist Fracture

Charles Francis Gregory · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Set the fracture in Governor Connally's right wrist and applied a cast with traction.

1963 22nd November

Connally Wrist Operation

Charles Francis Gregory · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Operated on Governor Connally's right-wrist wounds during the afternoon of November 22.

1963 22nd November

Connally Wrist Surgery Assistance

William Osborne · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Assisted Charles Gregory during the operation on Governor Connally's right wrist.

1963 22nd November

Connally Wrist Surgery Assistance

John Parker · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Assisted Charles Gregory during the operation on Governor Connally's right wrist.

1963 22nd November

Cranial Injury Observation

Marion Thomas Jenkins · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Recorded extensive cranial and intracranial damage observed during the resuscitation.

1963 22nd November

Damaged Lung Repair

Robert Roeder Shaw · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Sutured damaged lung tissue and lacerated muscles during Connally's chest operation.

1963 22nd November

Death Announcement Delay

Malcolm Kilduff · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · White House Assistant Press Secretary

Agreed with Vice President Johnson at Parkland that public release of Kennedy's death would wait until Johnson had left the hospital.

1963 22nd November

Death of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

At 1:00 p.m., CST (19:00 UTC), after all heart activity had ceased and after a priest administered the last rites, the President is pronounced dead... A few minutes after 2:00 p.m. CST (20:00 UTC), and after a confrontation between Dallas police and Secret Service agents, Kennedys body is placed in a casket and taken from Parkland Hospital and driven to Air Force One....

1963 22nd November

Dual Parkland Treatment Role

Robert Nelson McClelland · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Robert Nelson McClelland participated in the emergency treatment of President Kennedy and later in operative treatment of Governor Connally at Parkland.

1963 22nd November

Emergency Neurological Response

William Kemp Clark · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Responded to the Parkland emergency as the hospital's chief neurologist.

1963 22nd November

Emergency Notification

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles James Carrico was working in the emergency area when notified that President Kennedy was being brought to Parkland Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Emergency Surgical Response

Ronald Coy Jones · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Ronald Coy Jones was among the Parkland surgeons summoned to the emergency area before the presidential limousine arrived.

1963 22nd November

Emergency Tracheotomy

Malcolm Oliver Perry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Malcolm Oliver Perry performed an emergency tracheotomy to establish an effective airway for President Kennedy.

1963 22nd November

Emergency Urology Response

Paul Conrad Peters · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Paul Conrad Peters responded to trauma room 1 as the urological surgeon among the Parkland emergency team.

1963 22nd November

Fatal Injury Determination

William Kemp Clark · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Made the official death determination because the severe head injury, the ultimate cause of death, was within his neurological specialty.

1963 22nd November

Femoral Pulse Check

Malcolm Oliver Perry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Checked for a femoral pulse and did not find one during the initial resuscitation.

1963 22nd November

First Parkland Physician

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles James Carrico was the first physician to see President Kennedy at Parkland Hospital after the motorcade arrived.

1963 22nd November

Head Wound Observation

William Kemp Clark · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Observed a large gaping wound in the right rear of Kennedy's head with extensive brain injury and blood loss.

1963 22nd November

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Gonzalez's car proceeded to Parkland Memorial Hospital where upon seeing a blood-caked bouquet of roses in the rear of presidential limousine he initially believed Jackie Kennedy had been shot. There, he saw Lyndon Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Mrs.

1963 22nd November

Hydrocortisone Administration

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Administered hydrocortisone because of President Kennedy's known adrenal insufficiency.

1963 22nd November

Initial Connally Examination

Richard Brooks Dulany · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Richard Brooks Dulany was one of the first physicians to examine Governor Connally after his arrival at Parkland Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Initial Life Assessment

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles James Carrico concluded from the initial examination that President Kennedy was still alive when he arrived at Parkland Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Initial Vital Assessment

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Observed Kennedy's ashen color, agonal respiration, dilated unreactive pupils, no palpable pulse, and faint chest sounds on arrival.

1963 22nd November

Jacqueline Kennedy Departure Request

Kenneth P. O'Donnell · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Presidential Assistant

Tried to persuade Jacqueline Kennedy to leave the Parkland treatment area after President Kennedy had been pronounced dead.

1963 22nd November

Jenkins Resuscitation Report

Charles Jack Price · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Administrator, Parkland Hospital

Received Marion Jenkins's same-day written statement describing the resuscitative efforts for President Kennedy.

1963 22nd November

Johnson Departure Advice

Kenneth P. O'Donnell · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Presidential Assistant

Advised Vice President Johnson at Parkland Hospital to go to Love Field and return to Washington.

1963 22nd November

Kennedy Death Notification at Parkland

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Vice President of USA

Lyndon Baines Johnson was informed at approximately 1:20 p.m. while at Parkland Hospital that President Kennedy was dead.

1963 22nd November

Kennedy Stretcher Transfer

William R. Greer · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

William R. Greer helped lift President Kennedy from the presidential limousine onto the Parkland stretcher.

1963 22nd November

Kennedy Stretcher Transfer

Roy H. Kellerman · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

Roy H. Kellerman helped lift President Kennedy from the limousine onto a stretcher for movement into Parkland trauma room 1.

1963 22nd November

Left Arm Cutdown

Ronald Coy Jones · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Performed a cutdown on President Kennedy's left arm to permit infusion of blood and fluids.

1963 22nd November

Neck and Head Wounds

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Observed a small wound in the lower front of Kennedy's neck and an extensive wound to the head.

1963 22nd November

Neck Wound Assessment

Malcolm Oliver Perry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Described the small neck wound but stated that its appearance alone did not establish whether it was an entrance or exit wound.

1963 22nd November

No Second Visible Head Hole

William Kemp Clark · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Reported that he did not see another distinct hole in Kennedy's head during Parkland treatment.

1963 22nd November

Oral Surgery Emergency Response

Don Teel Curtis · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Don Teel Curtis responded to the Parkland emergency area as an oral surgeon after notice that President Kennedy was en route.

1963 22nd November

Orthopedic Operation Timing

Charles Francis Gregory · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles Francis Gregory performed the wrist operation from approximately 4:00 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Administration

Charles Jack Price · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Administrator, Parkland Hospital

Charles Jack Price served as administrator of Parkland Memorial Hospital during the emergency treatment of President Kennedy and Governor Connally.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Arrival Consciousness

John Bowden Connally Jr · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Governor of Texas

Regained consciousness when the presidential limousine stopped abruptly at Parkland's emergency entrance.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Arrival With Governor

Nellie Connally · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · First Lady of Texas

Nellie Connally arrived at Parkland Hospital supporting the wounded Governor Connally, who had been lying in her arms during the race from Dealey Plaza.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Assignment

James Patrick Hosty, Jr · Parkland Hospital · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Hosty was sent from the Dallas FBI office toward Parkland Hospital after the shooting, but he was soon directed back to the office.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Casket Departure

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy accompanied President Kennedy's casket when it was taken from Parkland Memorial Hospital for the return to Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Departure Protection

Rufus Wayne Youngblood · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

Accompanied Johnson's protected departure from Parkland and instructed him to remain below window level during the drive to Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Emergency Entrance

Winston G. Lawson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

Jumped from the lead car at Parkland Hospital and rushed into the emergency entrance as stretchers were brought out.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Family Visits

Claudia Alta Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Second Lady of USA

Left the protected Parkland room with Secret Service agents to see Jacqueline Kennedy and Nellie Connally.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Hospital Arrival

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy arrived at Parkland Memorial Hospital with the mortally wounded President shortly after the Dealey Plaza shooting.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

George Gregory Burkley · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Dr

Dr. Burkley observes both the head wound and a wound to the back of the President, and determines the head wound was the cause of death..

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

Clint Hill · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jumps onto the back of the limousine, pushes Mrs. Kennedy back into her seat, and clings to the car as it exits Dealey Plaza and speeds to Parkland Memorial Hospital..

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

Oscar L Huber · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Oscar L Huber was the Very Rev. Oscar L. Huber, the priest who administered the last rites to Kennedy told The New York Times that the President was already dead by the time he had arrived at the hospital.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson remained under Secret Service protection at Parkland Memorial Hospital while President Kennedy was treated after the shooting.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

At 1:00 p.m., CST (19:00 UTC), after all heart activity had ceased and after a priest administered the last rites, the President is pronounced dead... A few minutes after 2:00 p.m.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

CST (20:00 UTC), and after a confrontation between Dallas police and Secret Service agents, Kennedys body is placed in a casket and taken from Parkland Hospital and driven to Air Force One..

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

Oscar L Huber was the Very Rev. Oscar L. Huber, the priest who administered the last rites to Kennedy told The New York Times that the President was already dead by the time he had arrived at the hospital..

1963 22nd November

Parkland Perimeter Security

Winston G. Lawson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

Made certain Dallas police kept the public and press away from the immediate Parkland Hospital area.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Standby Alert

Jesse Edward Curry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Chief, Dallas Police Department

Radioed that Parkland Hospital should stand by because the President appeared to have been hit.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Treatment Area

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

While doctors attempted to save the President, Mrs. Kennedy alternated between observing the medical efforts and waiting outside the treatment area.

1963 22nd November

Press Conference Qualification

Malcolm Oliver Perry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Later explained that his Parkland press-conference comments about possible wound paths were speculative rather than a definitive professional conclusion.

1963 22nd November

Pronouncement of Death

William Kemp Clark · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

William Kemp Clark pronounced President Kennedy dead at approximately 1:00 p.m. at Parkland Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Protective Cover at Parkland

Clint Hill · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

Removed his suit jacket and covered Kennedy's head and upper chest at the Parkland emergency entrance to prevent photographs.

1963 22nd November

Refusal to Leave Parkland

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After President Kennedy was pronounced dead, Mrs. Kennedy initially refused efforts to persuade her to leave the hospital area.

1963 22nd November

Respiratory Assistance

Adolph Hartung Giesecke Jr · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Adolph Hartung Giesecke Jr assisted with respiratory management while Kennedy was changed from an endotracheal tube to a tracheostomy tube.

1963 22nd November

Respiratory Transition Assistance

Gene Coleman Akin · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Gene Coleman Akin assisted with respiratory problems during the transition from the endotracheal tube to a tracheostomy tube.

1963 22nd November

Resuscitation Assessment

Marion Thomas Jenkins · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Marion Thomas Jenkins concluded that resuscitative methods had been instituted rapidly and efficiently but that the cranial damage was irreversible.

1963 22nd November

Resuscitation Statement

Marion Thomas Jenkins · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Marion Thomas Jenkins prepared a same-day written statement for Parkland administrator Charles Jack Price describing the resuscitative effort.

1963 22nd November

Resuscitative Equipment Response

Adolph Hartung Giesecke Jr · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Adolph Hartung Giesecke Jr was dispatched with Jackie Hunt and an anesthesia machine when the emergency alert was received.

1963 22nd November

Retained Metallic Fragment

George T. Shires · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Treated the thigh wound while a small metallic fragment remained in Governor Connally's leg.

1963 22nd November

Return to Love Field

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mrs. Kennedy traveled with the President's casket from Parkland Memorial Hospital back to Dallas Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Right Chest Tube Assistance

Paul Conrad Peters · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Assisted with insertion of a right chest tube during President Kennedy's resuscitation.

1963 22nd November

Right Leg Cutdown

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Performed a cutdown on Kennedy's right leg so blood and fluids could be infused.

1963 22nd November

Secret Service Protection

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Secret Service agents placed Johnson under close protection after the shooting and moved him from Parkland Memorial Hospital toward Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Stat Alarm Response

Marion Thomas Jenkins · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Marion Thomas Jenkins responded immediately after receiving the stat alarm that President Kennedy was being brought to Parkland Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Thoracic Operation Completion

Robert Roeder Shaw · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Robert Roeder Shaw completed the principal chest and back operation on Governor Connally at approximately 3:20 p.m.

1963 22nd November

Thoracic Surgery Leadership

Robert Roeder Shaw · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Took charge of Connally's care because the Governor's major chest wound fell within Shaw's thoracic-surgery specialty.

1963 22nd November

Tracheotomy Assistance

Robert Nelson McClelland · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Entered trauma room 1 during resuscitation and assisted Malcolm Perry with President Kennedy's tracheotomy.

1963 22nd November

Tracheotomy Duration

Malcolm Oliver Perry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Estimated that the emergency tracheotomy took approximately three to five minutes.

1963 22nd November

Trauma Room Leadership

Malcolm Oliver Perry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Assumed direction of President Kennedy's treatment shortly after arriving in trauma room 1.

1963 22nd November

Trauma Room One Response

Charles Rufus Baxter · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles Rufus Baxter arrived with Malcolm Perry and Robert McClelland during the emergency treatment of President Kennedy.

1963 22nd November

Trauma Room Resuscitation

Gene Coleman Akin · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Gene Coleman Akin participated in the respiratory component of the resuscitation effort in trauma room 1.

1963 22nd November

Trauma Room Two Care

Richard Brooks Dulany · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Remained with Governor Connally in trauma room 2 when Charles Carrico left to help treat President Kennedy.

1963 22nd November

Trauma Room Two Transfer

John Bowden Connally Jr · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Governor of Texas

John Bowden Connally Jr was lifted onto a stretcher and taken into Parkland trauma room 2 for treatment of his gunshot wounds.

1963 22nd November

Ventilation Control

Marion Thomas Jenkins · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Changed Kennedy from intermittent positive-pressure breathing equipment to an anesthesia machine for better control of artificial ventilation.

1963 22nd November

Vice President Parkland Security Room

Homer Thornberry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Representative

Joined the group of officials and Secret Service agents protecting Vice President Johnson inside Parkland Hospital.

1963 22nd November

White House Notification From Parkland

Roy H. Kellerman · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

Roy H. Kellerman telephoned the head of the White House detail from Parkland Hospital to report the assassination.

1963 23rd November

Bethesda Parkland Tracheotomy Inquiry

James J. Humes · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Humes sought confirmation from Parkland Hospital that a tracheotomy had been performed through the wound on the front of Kennedy's neck.

1963 24th November

Death of Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Lee Harvey Oswald was declared dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital at 1:07 p.m. on November 24, 1963, after being shot by Jack Ruby.

1963

Magic Bullet

Arlen Specter · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The bullet that is supposed to have done all the damage was found on a stretcher in the corridor at the Parkland Memorial Hospital, in Dallas, after the assassination.

1963

Magic Bullet

Arlen Specter · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The bullet that is supposed to have done all this damage was found on a stretcher in the corridor at the Parkland Memorial Hospital, in Dallas, after the assassination.

1964
1964 March

Autopsy Evidence Review

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Warren's commission reviewed the autopsy findings, Parkland Hospital evidence, medical testimony, and related material concerning President Kennedy's wounds.

1964

Commission Parkland Witness

Richard Brooks Dulany · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Richard Brooks Dulany was listed by the Warren Commission as a Parkland Hospital doctor whose testimony appeared in Volume VI, page 113.

1964

Commission Parkland Witness

Charles Jack Price · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Administrator, Parkland Hospital

Charles Jack Price was listed by the Warren Commission as Parkland Hospital administrator; his testimony appeared in Volume VI, page 148.

1964

Connally Stretcher Testimony

R. J. Jimison · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Orderly, Parkland Hospital

Testified to the Warren Commission concerning Governor Connally's stretcher and was identified as a Parkland Hospital orderly.

1964

Connally Stretcher Testimony

Henrietta M. Ross · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Technician, Parkland Hospital

Testified to the Warren Commission concerning Governor Connally's stretcher and was identified as a Parkland Hospital technician.

1964

Connally Stretcher Testimony

Ruth Jeanette Standridge · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Head Nurse, Parkland Hospital

Testified to the Warren Commission concerning Governor Connally's stretcher and was identified as head nurse of Parkland Hospital operating rooms.

1964

Connally Stretcher Testimony

Darrell C. Tomlinson · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Senior Engineer, Parkland Hospital

Testified to the Warren Commission concerning Governor Connally's stretcher and was identified as Parkland Hospital's senior engineer.

1964

Connally Stretcher Testimony

Jane Carolyn Wester · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Nurse, Parkland Hospital

Testified to the Warren Commission concerning Governor Connally's stretcher and was identified as a Parkland Hospital nurse.

1964

Ruby Evidence

Seth Kantor · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Witness

Seth Kantor testifies about his claimed encounter with Jack Ruby at Parkland Hospital after Kennedy was shot.

1964

Warren Commission Testimony

Gene Coleman Akin · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Gene Coleman Akin was listed in Warren Commission Appendix 5 as doctor, parkland hospital; testimony was presented to the Commission in Vol. VI, p. 63.

1964

Warren Commission Testimony

Charles Rufus Baxter · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles Rufus Baxter was listed in Warren Commission Appendix 5 as doctor, parkland hospital; testimony was presented to the Commission in Vol. VI, p. 39.

1964

Warren Commission Testimony

Charles James Carrico · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles James Carrico was listed in Warren Commission Appendix 5 as doctor, parkland hospital; testimony was presented to the Commission in Vol. III, p. 357; Vol. VI, p. 641.

1964

Warren Commission Testimony

William Kemp Clark · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

William Kemp Clark was listed in Warren Commission Appendix 5 as doctor, parkland hospital; testimony was presented to the Commission in Vol. VI, p. 18.

1964

Warren Commission Testimony

Don Teel Curtis · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Don Teel Curtis was listed in Warren Commission Appendix 5 as doctor, parkland hospital; testimony was presented to the Commission in Vol. VI, p. 57.

1966
1966 9th December

Trial

Jack Ruby · Wichita Falls · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Arrangements were underway for a new trial to be held in February 1967, in Wichita Falls, Ruby was admitted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, suffering from pneumonia..

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