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Charles Rufus Baxter Biography and Timeline

Follow Charles Rufus Baxter through 5 dated historical records for United States of America.

Charles Rufus Baxter, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1963–1964Years on this page

1963

Chest Tube Procedure

Doctor, Parkland Hospital · Dallas · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

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

Connally Thigh Operation

Doctor, Parkland Hospital · Dallas · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

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

Connally Wound Closure

Doctor, Parkland Hospital · Dallas · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

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

Trauma Room One Response

Doctor, Parkland Hospital · Dallas · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Arrived with Malcolm Perry and Robert McClelland during the emergency treatment of President Kennedy.

1964

Warren Commission Testimony

Doctor, Parkland Hospital · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

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

Records, sources and methodology

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