Strangulations

The neck is the most honest structure in the body. Joints can be tough, flexible, or stubborn; the carotid arteries are none of these things. The plates in this chapter close them with fabric, forearm, and geometry. Precision matters more here than anywhere else in the book: an inch off the artery and you are merely making someone uncomfortable. On the line, and the matter is settled in seconds, quietly, with no damage done. This is why the old manuals treated strangulation as the surgeon's finish.