Index
70% isopropyl alcohol, 37, 74, 75, 89, 185, 187, 257
adverse event (AE): acupuncture, 3, 7, 9, 249;
bleeding therapy, 51; cupping, 32, 34, 35, 36;
electroacupuncture (EA), 46, 47, 48; gua sha, 55,
56; moxibustion, 25, 26, 28; Plum Blossom
needling, 60; press tacks and intradermal needles,
62; serious (SAE), 3, 4, 10, 13, 32, 46
aggravation of symptoms, 4, 9, 10, 103
AIDS, 15, 17, 81, 150, 183, 188, 190, 207
alcohol swab, 75, 76, 186, 187, 257
alcohol-based hand sanitizer, 72, 83, 90, 91, 164,
165, 180, 181, 202
antiseptic, 75, 76, 179, 182, 184, 185, 187, 205, 242
aseptic techniques, xiv, 1, 72, 132, 242
autogenous, 17, 138
bacteria, 84, 137, 138, 156, 158, 160, 161, 180, 181,
182, 183, 188, 204, 209, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246,
248, 258
bacterial load, 76, 181
bacterial spores, 244, 245
biohazard trash, 37, 38
biohazardous waste, 91, 211, 222, 226, 227, 229, 239
bleeding, 3, 4, 5, 40, 51, 52, 53, 60, 72, 89, 97, 98,
102, 119, 123, 125, 127, 129, 130, 133, 134, 193,
194, 195, 209, 221, 260, 261; internal, 15
bleeding disorders, 40, 41, 56, 125
blistering, 25, 107, 112, 121
blood, 33, 35, 37, 51, 52, 53, 55, 60, 72, 77, 81, 84,
85, 89, 90, 92, 96, 97, 99, 120, 125, 126, 128, 130,
133, 138, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 151,
152, 160, 179, 182, 183, 188, 190, 192, 193, 195,
205, 211, 212, 213, 214, 220, 221, 222, 223, 226,
227, 257, 259
body fluid, 72, 77, 85, 133, 139, 142, 143, 151, 153,
179, 183, 184, 188, 192, 193, 195, 211, 219, 220,
223, 226, 245, 259
broken needle, 4, 19
bruising, 3, 4, 25, 35, 40, 52, 131, 133, 238
burns, xix, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 107, 108, 110, 111,
113, 114, 116, 118, 119, 122, 130, 131, 204, 238,
240
caffeine, 6
CCAHM, xv, xix, 76, 89, 258
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
38, 52, 57, 77, 80, 96, 132, 133, 140, 143, 144,
150, 151, 152, 153, 163, 165, 179, 183, 184, 185,
186, 188, 189, 190, 192, 194, 202, 203, 206, 207,
211, 218, 220, 228, 249
chemical germicides, 203, 205, 245
child or elder abuse, 235
chlorhexidine, 75, 187, 257
clean field, 71, 74, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92,
93, 94, 95, 97, 99, 100, 102, 123, 126, 129, 131,
135, 168, 187, 189, 202, 243, 260
Clean Needle Technique (CNT), 17, 71, 72, 78, 80,
100, 133, 145, 149, 158, 168, 189, 218, 220, 242
clean technique, 243, 260
cleaning accidental spills, 211
Clostridium difficile, 164, 165, 166, 204
clothing, 83, 97, 189, 211, 222
communicable disease, 218, 235
confidentiality, 191, 218, 219, 234, 239
contamination, 9, 53, 74, 75, 80, 81, 91, 97, 103, 131,
132, 133, 158, 165, 183, 186, 188, 194, 195, 202,
210, 214, 243, 256
COVID-19, 166
cupping, 4, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 51,
56, 119, 120, 122, 123, 162, 188, 195, 208, 209,
213, 237, 240, 257, 258, 260, 261
cutaneous, 3, 60
disinfectant, 18, 38, 57, 63, 78, 81, 100, 102, 124,
134, 159, 165, 166, 186, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206,
209, 210, 215, 243, 244, 245, 256, 258
ecchymosis, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 55, 119, 130, 243
electrical stimulation, 47, 48, 49, 62, 244
engineering controls, 78, 163, 221, 222, 229
fainting, 3, 4, 7, 46, 98, 133, 256
fire department regulations, 218, 239
forgotten needle, 4, 9
fungi, 156, 182, 245
gloves, 18, 37, 38, 53, 60, 72, 77, 81, 89, 97, 100,
102, 119, 123, 125, 126, 128, 129, 132, 133, 134,
135, 151, 155, 159, 164, 165, 189, 193, 194, 195,
211, 214, 219, 220, 222, 227, 239
glutaraldehyde, 205
Group A Streptococcus (GAS), 160