17-08-2015, 04:56 PM
Gordon Gray Wrote:I know you believe the pneumothorax was a result of the back wound, but is it possible it was the result of the throat wound?
Hi Gordon
Only if the bullet that caused the throat wound, or a part of it, managed to get deflected and ended up in JFK's right lung. However, if it struck the right side of JFK's trachea first, and then proceeded downward, we should expect to see more damage to the trachea and the bronchi branches below it. That Dr. Malcolm Perry was able to perform a successful tracheostomy at the level of the throat wound pretty much rules out, but by no means eliminates, the possibility of further damage below the throat wound.
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The real question here, what could the bullet have struck that would have made it do an almost 90° turn downward?
Mr. HILL. The right rear portion of his head was missing. It was lying in the rear seat of the car. His brain was exposed. There was blood and bits of brain all over the entire rear portion of the car. Mrs. Kennedy was completely covered with blood. There was so much blood you could not tell if there had been any other wound or not, except for the one large gaping wound in the right rear portion of the head.
Warren Commission testimony of Secret Service Agent Clinton J. Hill, 1964
Warren Commission testimony of Secret Service Agent Clinton J. Hill, 1964