Carotid compression Small 227×320 Medium 453×640 Large 725×1024 Download TIFF Original 1700×2400 | (811.7 KB) Description "The carotid artery may be compressed by pressing the thumb or fingers deeply into the neck in front of the strongly marked muscle which reaches from behind the ear to the upper part of the breastbone." — Moss, 1914 Keywords artery, carotid, compression, medical, pressure Galleries Medicine Source: James A. Moss Manual of Military Training (Menasha, WI: George Banta Publishing Company, 1914) 524