Abstract
The international standard “General Requirements for the Risk Control in the Safe Use of Acupuncture” drafted by the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences has been officially released by the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS). As the first general international standard in the field of acupuncture safety standards, in order to avoid the repetition of common problems, this standard specifies the basic requirements for the safe use of acupuncture, defines terms with common characteristics that are easily confused in the field of acupuncture safety, clarifies the scope and level of acupuncture risks, sorts out the sources of acupuncture risks, and formulates control processes and control measures for acupuncture risks, and lays the foundation for the establishment of subsequent related standards for specific needles. In order to help the developers of standards related to the safe use of acupuncture needles to better understand and apply this standard, this paper provides an in-depth interpretation of the development process and content of this standard. At the same time, it analyses the terminology definition process of this standard, the current research status of acupuncture risk and the sources of different types of acupuncture risk and corresponding control measures. This can provide a professional reference for the developers of subsequent related standards for specific needles and help promote the safe use of acupuncture techniques worldwide.
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