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(Created page with "{{Infobox kink | other_names = Sleeper hold | image_file = | image_caption = | health_risk = High | legal_risk = High }} '''Carotid compression''' involves reducing arterial blood flow to the brain by external compression of one or both of the common carotid arteries to induce sensations of lightheadedness or cause loss of consciousness.<ref name=":0">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncope_(medicine)</ref> This can be performed using several specific techniques such as...") |
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* Stroke | * Stroke | ||
* Injury to airway or vascular structures | * Injury to airway or vascular structures | ||
* Bodily injury from falling | * Bodily injury from falling when consciousness is lost | ||
* Airway obstruction or aspiration | * Airway obstruction or aspiration | ||
* Cardiac arrest (from the [[wikipedia:Carotid_sinus|carotid sinus reflex]]) | * Cardiac arrest (from the [[wikipedia:Carotid_sinus|carotid sinus reflex]]) | ||