The hospice stance on this type of emergency involving the main carotid artery under these circumstances for Rob, was that no heroic measures could be taken to save the him.The terminal status of the condition precluded such intervention as all the Medics and nursing staff went to great pains to explain.
Hence as Julie is doing, and i did ,the walking around with a dark towel.All that is to be done is to press the towel hard against the bleed if it should occur and wait for medical assistance.

The medical assistance in question would consist solely of making him comfortable until it was over,which i was assured would be minutes.

Its a terrifying scenario to live with,and i am unaware of any tangible emergency treatment for a ruptured carotid in end stage SCC patients.