ISO/TR TECHNICAL REPORT 20520 First edition 2018-04 Traditional Chinese medicine - Infection control for acupuncture treatment Medecine traditionnelle chinoise - Prévention des infections en acuponcture Reference number IS0/TR 20520:2018(E) osi Copyright International Organization for Standardization @IS02018 IS0/TR 20520:2018(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO 2018 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office CP 401 : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +41 22 749 01 11 Fax: +41 22 749 09 47 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland CopyightimationalOrganizationfor Standardizati @ IS0 2018 - All rights reserved IS0/TR 20520:2018(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope .1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Infection control in acupuncture treatment. .3 4.1 Prerequisite for infection control in acupuncture treatment. 3 4.1.1 Hand washing and hand sanitizing. .3 4.1.2 Use of protective medical gloves and covering lesions. 3 4.2 Cleaning skin at acupuncture area. .3 4.3 Use of acupuncture needles and guide tubes .3 5 Infection control for acupuncture needles and related medical devices 4 5.1 Acupuncture needle. ..4 5.2 Guide tube .4 5.3 Related medical devices ..4 5.4 Disposal 4 Bibliography 5 CopyightIntematioal OrgzIStah&rizAl rights reserved iii