Ribeiro Beatriz Maria Dos Santos Santiago, da Silva Vladimir Araujo, Boaretto Jucelei Pascoal, Freitas Iria Roberta Staut, Dalri Rita de Cassia de Marchi Barcelos, Martins Eleine Aparecida Penha
Nursing, Universidade de São Paulo - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil. Universidade de São Paulo Nursing Universidade de São Paulo Brazil.
Nursing, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Curitibanos (SC), Brazil. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Nursing Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Brazil.
Rev Bras Med Trab. 2020 Aug 4;18(1):109-112. doi: 10.5327/Z1679443520200456. eCollection 2020.
Acupuncture is an integrative and complementary practice for which biosafety standards are essential.
To elicit a reflection on biosafety in acupuncture to reduce occupational hazards associated with infection as adverse effect for both provider and patient.
The present theoretical essay is grounded on references intentionally selected from June through October 2019.
Infection is the adverse effect most frequently reported for acupuncture practice, which involves considerable risk of microorganism inoculation. Provider awareness should be raised to comply with biosafety principles and thus ensure their and patient safety without any negative implications for the effectiveness of treatment.
We recommended providers to adopt universal biosafety practices during acupuncture procedures.
针灸是一种综合的补充疗法，生物安全标准至关重要。
引发对针灸生物安全的思考，以减少与感染相关的职业危害，这对从业者和患者来说都是不良反应。
本理论性文章基于2019年6月至10月有意挑选的参考文献。
感染是针灸实践中最常报告的不良反应，这涉及相当大的微生物接种风险。应提高从业者的意识，使其遵守生物安全原则，从而确保他们自身和患者的安全，且不会对治疗效果产生任何负面影响。
我们建议从业者在针灸操作过程中采用通用的生物安全措施。
