Ignoring professional terms in the translation of medical documents can indeed seriously affect the safety of diagnosis and treatment, and may even cause serious consequences. The following are specific analysis and suggestions： ###1. The direct risk of professional terminology errors 1. **Diagnostic error** -For example, mistranslating "angina" (angina pectoris) as "laryngitis" may lead to missed diagnosis of myocardial infarction. -Case of confusion of drug names: In 2018, a hospital mistook "hydromorphone" (hydromorphone) for "morphine" (morphine), causing the patient to have respiratory depression. 2. **Treatment risk doubled** -Of the 1,400 "seeming/sounding" drug names included in the US Pharmacopoeia, 23% are at risk of cross-language confusion. -Case of surgical terminology error: A German-translated Chinese document translated "partial nephrectomy" (partial nephrectomy) as "hemi-nephrectomy", resulting in excessive organ resection. 3. **Legal consequences** -In EU medical malpractice litigation, 18% involve translation issues (2021 EMA data) - U.S. court Case: Lopez v. Sunrise Hospital (2019) awarded the hospital US赔偿2.3 million in compensation due to translation errors ###2. Terminology standard system 1. **International standard reference** -ISO 17100:2015 requires that medical translation must use WHO's ICD-11, MeSH and other standard termbases -The SNOMED CT system contains professional correspondence between more than 350,000 medical concepts 2. **Key points of quality control** -The three-level process of "translation-review-clinical verification" must be implemented -It is recommended to use the medical term bank function of CAT tools such as MemoQ ###3. Practical solutions 1. **Talent qualification requirements** -Ideal combination of personnel: medical professional background + translation certificate (such as AMI certification) + clinical experience -The FDA requires medical translators to have 200 hours of practice in specialized fields 2. **Key technical tools** -Trusted resources: UpToDate Clinical consultant, Micromedex Drug Database -The multilingual version of BMJ Best Practices provides authoritative reference 3. **Handling of special circumstances** -Cultural adaptation case: appropriately transforming "ghost sickness" into "post-traumatic stress disorder" -Unit of measurement conversion: The International Standard System of Units (SI) must be used for precise conversion ###4. The direction of the industry 1. ISO/TC 215 medical translation guidelines being developed by ISO (expected to be released in 2024) 2. Artificial intelligence assisted solutions: combining neural network translation with clinical decision support systems (such as IBM Watson Health solutions) It is recommended that medical institutions choose translation service providers certified by ISO 9001:2015 and EN 15038, and require a terminology consistency report (usually ≥99.5% accuracy). Any medical translation project should retain a complete terminology review trajectory, which is essential for proof in medical disputes. Medical translation is not only language conversion, but also an important line of defense for patient safety. Precise terminology handling is directly related to the quality of diagnosis and treatment and legal responsibilities, and a strict standardized process must be established to ensure the safe transmission of medical information.