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Parkland physician testifies wounds inconsistent with lone-gunman theory, describes resuscitation efforts
Summary
Dr. Don Curtis, a Parkland Hospital resident who assisted in treating President Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, testified to a House task force that the wounds he observed—specifically a throat injury and a massive head wound—did not comport with a single, lone shooter theory presented by the Warren Commission.
Dr. Don Curtis, a resident in oral and facial surgery at Parkland Memorial Hospital on Nov. 22, 1963, testified March 18, 2025, to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Task Force on Declassification of Federal Secrets about the resuscitation efforts and wounds he observed when President John F. Kennedy arrived at Parkland.
Curtis described being pulled into Trauma Room 1, where he saw President Kennedy on a gurney, an endotracheal tube in place and staff attempting respiratory support with a resuscitator. He testified that a tracheostomy was performed and that a separate procedure (a saphenous vein cutdown) was done to obtain rapid intravenous access. "The president had heart had stopped or it wasn't running," Curtis…
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