Central Line
(Also called a Hickman Line or Wiggly)

A central line is a long, hollow tube made from silicone rubber. They are also called tunnelled central venous catheters. Common types are Hickman or Groshong lines. The central line is inserted (tunnelled) under the skin of your chest into a vein. The tip of the tube sits in a large vein just above your heart.
The end of the line hangs out of the chest and is usually sealed off with a cap. When it is time for you to have your drugs, the cap can be taken off and the line is connected to a syringe or drip. When all the drugs have been passed through the line it is flushed through with sterile saline and an anti-clotting drug and sealed off again.

The advantage of having a central line is that you don't have to have injections or drips put in. All your treatment can be given straight into your blood stream without pain of needles.

Most kids keep theirs in a bag around the neck, to keep it safe from dangling in their underwear, and other unhygenic places	Jamie’s Central Line exit point