J Tradit Chin Med. 1996 Mar; 16(1): 70-7.

Indications and contraindications in emergency acupuncture treatment.

Zhang X.

Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

This essay suggests the indications and relative contraindications in the emergency treatment and cure by acupuncture and moxibustion based on an analysis of the characteristics and principles of treatment in emergency cases and the many-sided regulating effects of acupuncture and moxibustion. It also introduces, case by case, methods of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in 22 frequently encountered emergency situations, and stresses the fact that emergency treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion must be based on the various new achievement and experience and strictly observe rules of operation. It states that only by doing so can the therapeutic effect be enhanced and adverse reactions prevented.