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Fig. 6.8 Ramping the thoracic spine to optimize the patients position for direct laryngoscopy and intubation. In addition to pillows under the shoulders and head, a special pillow (e.g., Troop pillow) can be used to ramp the thoracic spine (right image). The position is optimized when the tragus of the ear is in the same horizontal plane as the sternal notch.