Vital Areas
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Side of Neck
Length of the sternocleidomastoid muscle covered by the platysma. May cause loss of consciousness due to trauma to carotid artery and the pneumogastric nerve. May also lead to shock and to loss of sensory and motor functions.
Back of Neck
Third intervertebral space. May cause loss of consciousness due to trauma to cerebrum, cranial nerves and spinal cord, producing loss of sensory and motor functions.