Help Compressing the carotid artery

[KitKat456]

Being able to compress the carotid artery successfully is like the golden grail in my book, because then you can use methods like night-night, partial suspension, etc. I've tried squeezing a rope really tight above and below my adam's apple, but all I get is unbearable pressure in the head. I could cope with that if I managed to pass out within 10 seconds, but that has never happened so far. Am I not putting enough pressure on my neck, or what is the problem? Thanks for any input.

 

[alizee]

Slightly above your adams apple and even just left or right to it. Take two of your fingers and feel for a pulse. That's basically all you need to do to locate it. You can tilt your head back to make it easier as well.

 

[BridgeJumper]

Why not induce unconsciousness through hyperventilation + valsalva manouever while having rope tied around your neck? Simpler
I also cannot compress my arteries even though I can locate them perfectly

 

[Roger]

I can locate my neck pulses easily enough, but how do you diffentiate, by touch, whether it's a carotid artery or a jugular vein ?
And does it matter ?

 

[alizee]

I can locate my neck pulses easily enough, but how do you diffentiate, by touch, whether it's a carotid artery or a jugular vein ?
And does it matter ?

Taken from wikipedia:

The JVP and carotid pulse can be differentiated several ways:

• multiphasic – the JVP "beats" twice (in quick succession) in the cardiac cycle. In other words, there are two waves in the JVP for each contraction-relaxation cycle by the heart. The first beat represents that atrial contraction (termed a) and second beat represents venous filling of the right atrium against a closed tricuspid valve (termed v) and not the commonly mistaken 'ventricular contraction'. These wave forms may be altered by certain medical conditions; therefore, this is not always an accurate way to differentiate the JVP from the carotid pulse. The carotid artery only has one beat in the cardiac cycle.
• non-palpable – the JVP cannot be palpated. If one feels a pulse in the neck, it is generally the common carotid artery.
• occludable – the JVP can be stopped by occluding the internal jugular vein by lightly pressing against the neck. It will fill from above.

The likelihood is you're feeling the carotid artery.