PopitzPillows are a series of medically designed and oriented head and neck support devices that are patented and FDA approved. They have been described in several Anesthesiology textbooks published world wide.They have been internationally studied.

There are many pillows developed for use in medical circumstances. Historically, hospital personnel have used folded towels, blankets, or at best, neutral position foam or gel pillows to support or cradle the patient' head during an operation or procedure. Although a neutral cervical spine positioner confers better airway patency than a traditional pillow, and although with experience and time, any one trained in the management of airways should be able to configure towels and blankets into a sniff position head rest, the PopitzPillow consistently places a patient into either the sniff position or the ramped position. The ramped position is similar to the sniff but also has a wedge shaped support beneath the upper torso and shoulders. This ramped position permits slightly more extension of the cervical spine.

"Most professionals involved in airway management do not take the time to properly position their patient's head and neck to facilitate airway management until they have difficulty.

The sniff position is the worldwide gold standard for head and neck positioning for airway management in the patient with a stable cervical spine. Why use any other position?