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Introduction: central venous line insertion is associated with significant complications.Procedural complications relating to lung injury is relatively common, and these may require tube thoracostomy for management. Although a postprocedure chest X-ray is routinely undertaken in many centers, erroneous interpretation can lead to potentially incorrect and unnecessary further intervention. case report: We report a case of a 25-year-old male who had a central venous line inserted, with the chest X-ray appearance of a massive opacification of the hemithorax misdiagnosed as a hemothorax and planned tube thoracostomy. It was subsequently confirmed as a complete pulmonary collapse caused by a large mucus plug with obstruction of the main

Introduction: retained knife blade is an uncommon injury and they often present in a spectacular fashion. concealed retained knife blade, however, is difficult to diagnose without a detailed clinical and radiological assessment. Extraction requires careful planning in a controlled environment, preferably in the operating theater. case report: We present the highly unusual case of a 25-year-old male in whom a retained knife blade following a stab to the left anterior leg was missed on three separate visits to a rural hospital. conclusion: Whilst diagnosis and management continues to be challenging, clinicians must always remain vigilant to the possibility of such injury. When the presentation is unclear, a high level of suspicion,