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Trauma Room One: The JFK Medical Coverup Exposed Paperback – November 22, 2001

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 170 ratings

The Texan doctor who examined President Kennedy after his fatal shooting in Dallas talks about his findings and speculations.
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CHARLES A. CRENSHAW, M.D., a Texas native, is Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Surgery and a current member of the Board of Directors of the Tarrant County Hospital District in Fort Worth. He received his BS from Southern Methodist University and his MS from East Texas State University. He worked on his Ph.D. at Baylor University Graduate Research Institute in 1957 and, in 1960, he earned his M.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He interned at Veteran's Administration Hospital and completed his residency at Dallas's Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he worked for five years. He has taught at many institutions including the UT Southwestern Medical School. He has been honored with inclusions in numerous medical and professional societies and has published extensively.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Paraview Press (November 22, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1931044309
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1931044301
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.7 x 0.74 x 8.54 inches
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Customers find the book informative and compelling. They appreciate the personal account of Dr. Crenshaw's experience and the medical details from his perspective. The book provides a helpful perspective on the overthrow of the US government.

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Customers find the book engaging and informative. They say it's a must-read and recommend watching the documentary series about the Kennedy assassination. The beginning provides interesting insights into Parkland Hospital. Overall, readers appreciate the well-written story and details.

"...The story was a good read, though I don't know why he needed to use swear words like "g-- d----" in it, as it added nothing to the story and..." Read more

"...Great book and I HIGHLY recommend you read this. There is a lot of important detail which has not been previously discussed...." Read more

"...I highly recommend the documentary series 'The Men Who Killed Kennedy'...." Read more

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Customers find the book informative and interesting. They appreciate the excellent documentary information from an eyewitness to history. The book provides a helpful perspective to understand the overthrow of the US government from an eyewitness's perspective. It offers valuable evidence against conventional wisdom and is a valuable piece of evidence for those who know in their gut they've been wrong.

"What a brave man, he was an eyewitness to history. Very well written, indebt details and disclosures. Would add to my library of knowledge." Read more

"...Apart from this, the book is very informative regarding the wounds President Kennedy received and the obvious coverup." Read more

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"...Eye opening account of a horrible event in our country's history and of the continued disclosures/cover-up that continue today." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's truthfulness. They find the medical details and technical aspects from a physician's perspective straightforward and engaging.

"Dr. Crenshaw lays out the medical facts about what he personally witnessed at Parkland about both JFK and Oswald...." Read more

"...Very well written, indebt details and disclosures. Would add to my library of knowledge." Read more

"The true facts have been buried along with J. F. K. and covered up by many since by intimidation, fear, and ignorance...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2012
    I really enjoyed Dr. Crenshaw's perspective of the JFK cover up. Wow, even the American Medical Association and the journal the JADA were not beyond the reach of the conspirators, as they made every attempt to discredit the author, even though he wrote his book almost 30 years after the event!! The story was a good read, though I don't know why he needed to use swear words like "g-- d----" in it, as it added nothing to the story and served only make Dr. C. look unprofessional on that point. The medical cover up was sad! LBJ himself calling the emergency room to put in his request for a death bed confession of Oswald was sinister. Evil is the word to describe the medical coverup. I was glad that he told his story before dying, but disappointed that he didn't tell it at the time of the event; yes he would would have lost his career and possibly been killed, but it would've been a courageous thing to do. Jean Hill in "The Last Dissenting Witness" displayed such courage. I'm not sure what I would've done; it was a frightening and confusing time.

    The US democratic system has not recovered from the coup d'état of November 22, 1963. LBJ and his ilk will give an account before God for what they did. The will story continues to have life as long as the media and the government continue to deny the obvious.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2005
    Dr. Crenshaw has written a very credible book and survived the attempts of those who try to discredit him such as the Journal of the American Medical Association which lost a defamation suit in this matter. That speaks for itself.

    I have to comment on the "physics" of those who are trying the old melon argument. This one has always been laughable, but just for the fun of argument let's take it on. Hmmmm, firstly the difference between the melon and a head is that the head is attached to a body but the melons aren't. Melons are softer too. So the melons went forward after being shot from the front? That may only be because the melon is very soft and the bullet passes through it without resistance. A skull on the other hand is like rock, and the autopsy physicians claimed they found only tiny splinters of the fatal bullet in the president's head. That by itself suggests explosive ammo was used which could not have been used in Oswald's rifle as a Mannlicher Carcano cannot handle such ammo. The ammo for Oswald's rifle was designed to pass through more than one body without losing much of its mass.

    If melons go forward after shot from the front, that proves that melons go forward after being shot from the front. Did anyone try shooting melons from the back to see which way they go? Oh, you want to argue that it does not matter because the melon is the same no matter which direction you shoot it from. Yeah, right. Except that the melon is still NOT a human head. After you have stopped laughing,just consider this: If the melons went forward that still says NOTHING about what happens to a human head if attached to a body! It seems these melons are best enjoyed with SOUR GRAPES!!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2013
    Dr. Crenshaw lays out the medical facts about what he personally witnessed at Parkland about both JFK and Oswald. He also discusses the 'autopsy' done at Bethesda and provides in depth discrepancies between the medical evidence.

    So why 4 stars instead of 5? He goes into almost a minute by minute timetable of his experiences over that weekend. Some of the recollection was about what he did while away from the hospital (he went home & tried to sleep, etc) is his biography of his overall life. Which I personally wasn't interested in.

    I have read and heard that some of the other doctors dispute what he says and have attempted to demean him, but based on my overall knowledge of the facts of that weekend, he speaks the truth. There is plenty of corroborating evidence, especially the contemporaneous accounts of what was reported that fully backup the words in his book.

    Some of the other Parkland doctors are apologists for the Warren Commission Report and I find THEM to be telling a false narrative, not Dr. Crenshaw. Someone who finally decided to speak the truth after years of professional threats and intimidation.

    Great book and I HIGHLY recommend you read this. There is a lot of important detail which has not been previously discussed. I've read hundreds of books on the assasination and learned things I didn't know.
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Top reviews from other countries

  • Wild Wild West
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Parkland Hospital Doctor's Opinion
    Reviewed in Canada on August 4, 2023
    The author was one of the attending physicians at Parkland Hospital. He tells what he saw. What he saw was what came out of the limousine. Enough said. These are the only doctors that had that experience. What they saw matters - all that matters.
  • mazz 22
    5.0 out of 5 stars Dr Crenshaw's review of JFK assassination and autopsy.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2019
    This book I found really interesting. I have been interested in the assassination since it occured when I was thirteen. Excellent information and insights. I would recommend it to anyone interested in this subject.
  • ASW
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2016
    excellent.
  • MRs E Oram
    5.0 out of 5 stars From the doctors mouth!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2014
    Loved this book, excellent to read a different perspective.
  • Frank McGeachy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Important contribution to the history of JFK assassination
    Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2013
    I have read a few dozen books on the subject and this one is straight from the horses' mouth. For students of the JFK murder this is a must read - at least the first half is. The latter half is just padding, contributions from others who add little to Crenshaw's perspective. Unlike most of the books on the subject which I have read, the author is literate. Worth the read!