Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral 
 - Head forward positioning 
...there's a reason everyone in respiratory distress positions their head forward relative to their chest 

Image by Dr. Richard Levitan
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Dr. Aaron Brown @aaronbrown · 5 years ago
GrepMed Anesthesia Editor, UC Davis School of Medicine 2019
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