These points are to be noticed before and during acupuncture treatments:
1. Do not give acupuncture treatment to patients who are hungry, or overeaten, or drunk, or nervous, or over-fatigued. For patients in weak conditions, the manipulation and stimulation of needles should not be too strong, and a supine posture of the patient is recommended.
2. [...]
Management of Possible Side Effects or Accidents in Acupuncture – Hematoma (Xue Zhong)
Cause:
This may result from the damage of the blood vessels during the insertion of the needle, or from the lack of pressing of the point after withdrawing the needle.
Manifestation:
Local swelling, distension and pain caused by subcutaneous hemorrhage after the withdrawal [...]
Cause:
Broken needles can be caused by the poor quality of the needle or eroded base of the needle, too strong muscle spasm, or a sudden movement of the patient when the needle is in the body, or withdrawal of a stuck needle.
Manifestations:
The needle body is broken during manipulation and the broken part is below [...]
