How to Use carotid in a Sentence

carotid

adjective
  • Shimkus pulls on the carotid artery and stretches it like a thick white rubber band.
    — National Geographic, 29 July 2016
  • The knife that had plunged into his neck missed his carotid artery and jugular vein.
    — C. J. Chivers, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2016
  • But during an eight-hour surgery, doctors found the tumor was close to the carotid artery.
    — Pete Grathoff, kansascity.com, 11 Mar. 2017
  • Police put him in a carotid hold and paramedics injected him with ketamine, a sedative.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2020
  • There are two carotid arteries, running on either side of the neck, bringing blood to the head.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Officers tackled him and placed him in a carotid hold, a chokehold that reduces blood flow to the brain.
    — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The carotid restraint hold places pressure on the carotid artery in the neck and is meant to cause unconsciousness.
    — Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The carotid technique is different than a chokehold, in which pressure is put on the front of the neck and throat, cutting off air.
    — Autumn Schoolman, USA TODAY, 3 June 2020
  • Strangleholds, or carotid restraints, temporarily cut off blood flow to the brain.
    — USA Today, 18 June 2020
  • Animals must be slaughtered in the most humane fashion, a sharp knife between the carotid artery and jugular vein.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 22 June 2017
  • McClain was placed in a carotid hold by police and injected with ketamine when paramedics arrived.
    — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The agency recently made changes to its use-of-force policy, banning the use of carotid restraints around the head and neck.
    — Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
  • McGrath’s body rejected a skin graft and in response, his carotid artery exploded.
    — Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
  • When using a carotid hold, officers use an arm to put pressure on the sides of a person’s neck to force brief unconsciousness.
    — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Officers later tackled him and placed him in a carotid chokehold, a restraint maneuver that restricts blood flow to the brain.
    — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The majority of carotid artery narrowing is still done through surgery due to higher stroke rates for stenting procedures.
    — Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • Doing so can increase the risk of developing a carotid dissection—a tear in your carotid artery that can interfere with blood flow to your brain.
    — Ashley Abramson, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
  • God’s carotid burst open on the new border between India and Pakistan and a million people died of hatred.
    — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
  • McClain, 23, was stopped by police while walking home from a store, placed in a carotid hold and then injected with ketamine.
    — Amir Vera and Jenn Selva, CNN, 15 Sep. 2021
  • For men with ischemic heart disease, it’s been linked to the progression of carotid atherosclerosis.
    — Alan Hedge, Time, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Police put McClain in a carotid hold, applying pressure around his neck, restricting blood flow to the brain.
    — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 26 June 2020
  • The other shows Jones reenacting a carotid hold on Dittrich, with the officers still smiling.
    — Victoria Albert, CBS News, 3 July 2020
  • The confrontation led to one officer placing McClain in a carotid hold, or chokehold.
    — Amir Vera, CNN, 30 June 2020
  • However, for several years now surgeons have been placing stents by puncturing the carotid artery in patients necks, rather than going in through the groin.
    — Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • Three years ago, Booker Prize winner Marlon James sliced through enough carotid arteries to fill an ocean.
    — Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The bullet barely missed Grillot’s carotid artery and succeeded in fracturing a vertebrae in his neck.
    — Aria Bendix, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2017
  • Arriving officers tried to arrest the unarmed man, using a carotid hold — a technique where pressure is placed on both sides of the neck — and tackling him to the ground.
    — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Of course, not everyone with carotid blockage will get surgery; thousands of people with the condition can benefit from drug therapy.
    — Thomas M. Burton, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2018
  • Using computers and a standard MRI machine, researchers guided an iron bead through the carotid artery of a pig.
    — Steven Edwards, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2007
  • Three arriving officers tried to arrest the unarmed man, using a carotid hold — a technique where pressure is placed on both sides of the neck — and tackling him to the ground.
    — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021

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