In order to promote the application of WFAS standard, General Requirements for the Risk Control in the Safe Use of Acupuncture and the safe practice of acupuncture technology worldwide, the paper introduces the developing process and main contents of this standard, explains the developing purpose, scope, ideas, methods and basis, and analyzes the definition of the relevant terms. Through strictly complied with the development procedure of standard, the terms related to acupuncture risk in this standard are defined. The connotations of 5 special terms are clarified, i.e. "acupuncture risks" "adverse events of acupuncture" "adverse reactions of acupuncture" "acupuncture accidents" and "acupuncture negligence". The range, rank, control flow and source of risk, as well as the control measures are determined. The standard extracts the underlying common problems and basic requirement of the safe practice of acupuncture so as to lay a framework for the development of the relevant technical standards of acupuncture.
为推广应用世界针灸学会联合会（WFAS）标准《针刺安全使用风险控制通则》、促进全球范围内针刺技术的安全使用，对本标准的研制过程及主要内容进行介绍，阐明本标准研制的目的、范围、思路、方法和依据，并对相关术语的定义过程进行详细的解析。经过严格的制定流程，本标准对针刺风险领域的术语进行定义，厘清“针刺风险”“针刺不良事件”“针刺不良反应”“针刺意外”“针刺事故”5个术语的内涵，明确针刺风险范围、风险等级、风险控制流程、风险来源及其控制措施，提炼不同针具应用中可能遇到的与针刺安全使用相关的共性问题以及针刺安全使用的基本要求，为后续相关针刺技术操作标准的制定打下框架基础。.
Keywords: acupuncture; acupuncture accident; acupuncture negligence; adverse event; adverse reaction; risk; safe; standard.