Distractors
Strong compression here can elicit pain and a choking sensation
Heavy pressure at this site can bruise the trigeminal nerve branches
Transient pressure here can bring on headache symptoms
Key
Downward pressure on or near the artery may cause shearing of the arterial walls
Question
In “Take the Danger Out of Endangerment Sites,” which of these is a caution author Ruth Werner offers for working with the common carotid artery?