Proposal:Healthcare (2010)

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healthcare
Proposal status: Proposals without post-vote cleanup
Proposed by: Reclus,!i!
Tagging: healthcare=*; shop=*=*
Applies to: node, area
Definition: clean up healthcare related POIs
Statistics:

Rendered as: vote
Draft started: 2010-02-26
RFC start: 2010-08-24
Vote start: 2010-11-01
Vote end: 2010-11-21

healthcare versus amenity

The aim of this proposal is also to group all healthcare related POIs into one key (except medical stores which should be placed in shop=*). At the moment, the key amenity=* is used for a multitude of unrelated subjects. It seems more logical to use different keys for different areas whenever possible.

Of course, it could be said that a lot of healthcare related POIs are already tagged using amenity=*. Therefore a renderer should at first continue to support these keys as well as the new healthcare=* (and shop=*). When editing, the proposed tagging could at first be used in addition to the respective amenity values (for example tagging a POI with both amenity=doctors and healthcare=doctor), to ensure that the POIs are rendered.

When the new tagging schema is finally established and most editors and renderers support it, the old tags could be replaced using a bot.


The idea is based on several discussions in the german forums [1], [2] and Proposed features/Medical, Key:healthcare.

Tagging

healthcare=*

value description
healthcare=alternative someone practicing alternative or complementary medicine but is not a medical practitioner or a place where alternative or complementary medicine is practiced that does not fit into the other categories (except healthcare=yes)
healthcare=audiologist audiologist; if linked with a shop please use shop=hearing_aids instead
healthcare=blood_bank blood bank
healthcare=centre group of medical practices
healthcare=clinic clinic or polyclinic
healthcare=dentist Replaces amenity=dentist.
healthcare=doctor A medical practitioner — also known as doctor of medicine, medical doctor, or simply doctor.
Replaces amenity=doctors.
healthcare=hospital Replaces amenity=hospital.
healthcare=midwife midwife.
healthcare=occupational_therapist Someone who practices occupational therapy but is not a medical practitioner.
healthcare=optometrist optometrist; If linked with a shop please use shop=optician instead.
healthcare=physiotherapist Someone who practices physical therapy but is not a medical practitioner.
healthcare=podiatrist Someone who practices podiartry but is not a medical practitioner.
healthcare=psychotherapist Someone who practices psychotherapy but is not a medical practitioner.
healthcare=rehabilitation medical rehabilitation facility; should not be used for a wellness clinic or hotel
healthcare=speech_therapist Someone who practices speech and language therapy.
healthcare=yes General healthcare facility. To be used only if specifics are unknown or can not be covered by the tagging schema. If this value is used, it is recommended to include some details with the description=* or fixme=* key.

shop=*

value description
shop=medical medical store / medical house

Specialities of medical practitioners or other medical facilities

The speciality of a medical practitioner (informal the doctor) or a medical facility can be tagged using the key healthcare:speciality=*. The following table shows values which could be used in connection with this key. The table is derived from the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament on the recognition of professional qualifications [3]. (With additions from Wikipedia.)

The first column of the table shows the proposed value.

The second and third columns show a short description of the respective field of specialization. These terms are taken from the column headings of section 5.1.3 in the german resp. english version of the EU directive. The remaining columns show the officially recognized titles for medical specializations in the different countries within the EU.


If a medical practitioner or a medical facility covers several specializations, they could be separated by a semicolon (';') e.g. healthcare:speciality=radiology;radiotherapy

healthcare:speciality=* Description (EN) Belgique / België / Belgien Česká republika Danmark Deutschland Eesti España France Ireland Italia Latvija Lietuva Luxembourg Magyarország Malta Nederland Österreich Polska Portugal Slovenija Slovensko Suomi / Finland Sverige United Kingdom Ελλάς Κύπρος
healthcare:speciality=allergology Allergology Alergologie a klinická imunologie Medicinsk allergologi eller medicinske overfølsomhedssygdomme Alergología Allergologia ed immunologia clinica Alergoloģija Alergologija ir klinikinė imunologija Allergológia és klinikai immunológia Allergologie en inwendige geneeskunde Alergologia Imuno-alergologia Klinická imunológia a alergológia Allergisjukdomar Αλλεργιoλoγία Αλλεργιολογία
healthcare:speciality=anaesthetics Anaesthetics Anesthésie-réanimation / Anesthesie reanimatie Anesteziologie a resuscitace Anæstesiologi Anästhesiologie Anestesioloogia Anestesiología y Reanimación Anesthésiologie-Réanimation chirurgicale Anaesthesia Anestesia e rianimazione Anestezioloģija un reanimatoloģija Anesteziologija reanimatologija Anesthésie-réanimation Aneszteziológia és intenzív terápia Anesteżija u Kura Intensiva Anesthesiologie Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin Anestezjologia i intensywna terapia Anestesiologia Anesteziologija, reanimatologija in perioperativna intenzivna medicina Anestéziológia a intenzívna medicína Anestesiologia ja tehohoito / Anestesiologi och intensivvård Anestesi och intensivvård Anaesthetics Αvαισθησιoλoγία Αναισθησιολογία
healthcare:speciality=biochemistry Biological chemistry Klinická biochemie Klinisk biokemi Laboratoriumsmedizin Bioquímica clínica Chemical pathology Biochimica clinica Chimie biologique Patoloġija Kimika Klinische chemie Medizinische und Chemische Labordiagnostik Medicinska biokemija Klinická biochémia Kliininen kemia / Klinisk kemi Klinisk kemi Chemical pathology
healthcare:speciality=biological_haematology Biological haematology Klinisk blodtypeserologi Hématologie Hématologie biologique Hematologia clinica
healthcare:speciality=biology Clinical biology Biologie clinique / Klinische biologie Laborimeditsiin Análisis clínicos Biologie médicale Patologia clinica Laboratorinė medicina Biologie clinique Orvosi laboratóriumi diagnosztika Medizinische Biologie Diagnostyka laboratoryjna Patologia clínica Laboratórna medicína Χειρουργική Θώρακος
healthcare:speciality=cardiology Cardiology Cardiologie Kardiologie Kardiologi Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Kardiologie Kardioloogia Cardiología Pathologie cardio-vasculaire Cardiology Cardiologia Kardioloģija Kardiologija Cardiologie et angiologie Kardiológia Kardjoloġija Cardiologie Kardiologia Cardiologia Kardiológia Kardiologia / Kardiologi Kardiologi Cardiology Καρδιoλoγία Καρδιολογία
healthcare:speciality=cardiac_surgery Cardiac surgery
healthcare:speciality=child_psychiatry Child psychiatry Psychiatrie infanto-juvénile / Kinder- en jeugdpsychiatrie Dětská a dorostová psychiatrie Børne- og ungdomspsykiatri Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie Pédo-psychiatrie Child and adolescent psychiatry Neuropsichiatria infantile Bērnu psihiatrija Vaikų i rpaauglių psichiatrija Psychiatrie infantile Gyermek-és ifjúságpszichiátria Psychiatria dzieci i młodzieży Pedopsiquiatria Otroška in mladostniška psihiatrija Detská psychiatria Lastenpsykiatria / Barnpsykiatri Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri Child and adolescent psychiatry Παιδoψυχιατρική Παιδοψυχιατρική
healthcare:speciality=community Community medicine Hygiena a epidemiologie Samfundsmedicin Öffentliches Gesundheitswesen Medicina preventiva y salud pública Santé publique et médecine sociale Public health medicine Igiene e medicina preventiva Santé publique Megelőző orvostan és népegészségtan Saħħa Pubblika Maatschappij en gezondheid Sozialmedizin Zdrowie publiczne, epidemiologia Saúde pública Javno zdravje Verejné zdravotníctvo Terveydenhuolto / Hälsovård Socialmedicin Public health medicine Κοινωνική Iατρική Υγειονολογία / Κοινοτική Ιατρική
healthcare:speciality=dental_oral_maxillo_facial_surgery Dental, oral and maxillo-facial surgery (basic medical and dental training) Stomatologie et chirurgie orale et maxillo-faciale / Stomatologie en mond-, kaak- en aangezichtschirurgie Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie Oral and maxillo-facial surgery Chirurgie dentaire, orale et maxillo-faciale Arc-állcsont-szájsebészet Kirurġija tal-għadam tal-wiċċ Suu- ja leukakirurgia / Oral och maxillofacial kirurgi Oral and maxillo-facial surgery Στοµατο-Γναθο-Προσωποχειρουργική
healthcare:speciality=dermatology Dermatology Dermatology Dermatoloġija Dermatology
healthcare:speciality=dermatovenereology Dermato-venereology Dermato-vénéréologie / Dermato-venerologie Dermatovenerologie Dermato-venerologi eller hud- og kønssygdomme Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten Dermatoveneroloogia Dermatología médico-quirúrgica y venereología Dermatologie et vénéréologie Dermatologia e venerologia Dermatoloģija un veneroloģija Dermatovenerologija Dermato-vénéréologie Bőrgyógyászat Dermato-venerejoloġija Dermatologie en venerologie Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten Dermatologia i wenerologia Dermatovenereologia Dermatovenerologija Dermatovenerológia Ihotaudit ja allergologia / Hudsjukdomar och allergologi Hud- och könssjukdomar ∆ερµατoλoγία —Αφρoδισιoλoγία ∆ερµατολογία —Αφροδισιολογία
healthcare:speciality=diagnostic_radiology Diagnostic radiology Radiodiagnostic / Röntgendiagnose Radiologie a zobrazovací metody Diagnostik radiologi eller røntgenundersøgelse (Diagnostische) Radiologie Radioloogia Radiodiagnóstico Radiodiagnostic et imagerie médicale Diagnostic radiology Radiodiagnostica Diagnostiskā radioloģija Radiologija Radiodiagnostic Radiológia Radjoloġija Radiologie Medizinische Radiologie-Diagnostik Radiologia i diagnostyka obrazowa Radiodiagnóstico Radiologija Rádiológia Radiologia / Radiologi Medicinsk radiologi Clinical radiology Ακτιvoδιαγvωστική Ακτινολογία
healthcare:speciality=emergency Accident and emergency medicine Traumatologie Urgentní medicína Emergency medicine Traumatológia Mediċina tal-Aċċidenti u l-Emerġenza Medycyna ratunkowa Úrazová chirurgia
Urgent námedicína
Accident and emergency medicine
healthcare:speciality=endocrinology Endocrinology Endokrinologie Medicinsk endokrinologi eller medicinske hormonsygdomme Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Endokrinologie und Diabetologie Endokrinoloogia Endocrinología y nutrición Endocrinologie, maladies métaboliques Endocrinology and diabetes mellitus Endocrinologia e malattie del ricambio Endokrinoloģija Endokrinologija Endocrinologie, maladies du métabolisme et de la nutrition Endokrinológia Endokrinoloġija u Dijabete Endokrynologia Endocrinologia Endokrinológia Endokrinologia / Endokrinologi Endokrinasjukdomar Endocrinology and diabetes mellitus Εvδoκριvoλoγία Ενδοκρινολογία
healthcare:speciality=gastroenterological_surgery Gastroenterological surgery Chirurgie abdominale / Heelkunde op het abdomen Kirurgisk gastroenterologi eller kirurgiske mave-tarmsygdomme Visceralchirurgie Cirugía del aparato digestivo Chirurgie viscérale et digestive Chirurgia dell'apparato digerente Abdominalinė chirurgija Chirurgie gastro-entérologique Abdominalna kirurgija Gastroenterologická chirurgia Gastroenterologinen kirurgia / Gastroenterologisk kirurgi
healthcare:speciality=gastroenterology Gastroenterology Gastro-entérologie / Gastroenterologie Gastroenterologie Medicinsk gastroenterologi eller medicinske mavetarmsygdomme Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie Gastroenteroloogia Aparatodigestivo Gastro-entérologie et hépatologie Gastro-enterology Gastroenterologia Gastroenteroloģija Gastroenterologija Gastro-enterologie Gasztroenterológia Gastroenteroloġija Leer van maag-darm-leverziekten Gastrenterologia Gastrenterologia Gastroenterologija Gastroenterológia Gastroenterologia / Gastroenterologi Medicinsk gastroenterologi och hepatologi Gastro-enterology Γαστρεvτερoλoγία Γαστρεντερολογία
healthcare:speciality=general general practitioner or general hospital
healthcare:speciality=geriatrics Geriatrics Geriatrie Geriatri eller alderdommens sygdomme Geriatría Geriatric medicine Geriatria Geriatrija Gériatrie Geriátria Ġerjatrija Klinische geriatrie Geriatria Geriatria Geriatria / Geriatri Geriatrik Geriatrics Γηριατρική
healthcare:speciality=gynaecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology Gynécologie—obstétrique / Gynaecologie en verloskunde Gynekologie a porodnictví Gynækologi og obstetrik eller kvindesygdomme og fødselshjælp Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe Sünnitusabi ja günekoloogia Obstetricia y ginecología Gynécologie—obstétrique Obstetrics and gynaecology Ginecologia e ostetricia Ginekoloģija un dzemdniecība Akušerija ginekologija Gynécologie—obstétrique Szülészet-nőgyógyászat Ostetriċja u Ġinekoloġija Verloskunde en gynaecologie Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe Położnictwo i ginekologia Ginecologia e obstetricia Ginekologija in porodništvo Gynekológia a pôrodníctvo Naistentaudit ja synnytykset / Kvinnosjukdomar och förlossningar Obstetrik och gynekologi Obstetrics and gynaecology Μαιευτική-Γυvαικoλoγία Μαιευτική —Γυναικολογία
healthcare:speciality=haematology General Haematology Hematologie a transfúzní lékařství Hæmatologi eller blodsygdomme Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Hämatologie und Onkologie Hematoloogia Hematología y hemoterapia Haematology (clinical and laboratory) Ematologia Hematoloģija Hematologija Hématologie Haematológia Ematoloġija Hematologia Imuno-hemoterapia Hematológia a transfúziológia Kliininen hematologia / Klinisk hematologi Hematologi Haematology Αιµατoλoγία Αιµατολογία
healthcare:speciality=hepatology Hepatology
healthcare:speciality=immunology Immunology Alergologie a klinická imunologie Klinisk immunologi Immunología Immunology (clinical and laboratory) Imunoloģija Immunologie Allergológia és klinikai immunológia Immunoloġija Immunologie Immunologia kliniczna Klinická imunológia a alergológia Klinisk immunologi Immunology Ανοσολογία
healthcare:speciality=infectious_diseases Communicable diseases Infekční lékařství Infektionsmedicin Infektsioonhaigused Infectious diseases Malattie infettive Infektoloģija Infektologija Maladies contagieuses Infektológia Mard Infettiv Choroby zakaźne Infecciologia Infektologija Infektológia Infektiosairaudet / Infektionssjukdomar Infektionssjukdomar Infectious diseases Λοιµώδη Νοσήµατα
healthcare:speciality=intensive Intensive-care medicine
healthcare:speciality=internal General (internal) medicine Médecine interne / Inwendige geneeskunde Vnitřní lékařství Intern medicin Innere Medizin Sisehaigused Medicina interna Médecine interne General medicine Medicin ainterna Internā medicīna Vidaus ligos Médecine interne Belgyógyászat Mediċina Interna Interne geneeskunde Innere Medizin Choroby wewnętrzne Medicina interna Interna medicina Vnútorné lekárstvo Sisätaudit / Inre medicin Internmedicin General(internal)medicine Παθoλoγία Παθoλoγία
healthcare:speciality=maxillofacial_surgery Maxillo-facial surgery (basic medical training) Maxilofaciální chirurgie Cirugía oral ym axilofacial Chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie Chirurgia maxillo-facciale Mutes, sejas un žokļu ķirurģija Veido ir žandikaulių chirurgija Chirurgie maxillo-faciale Szájsebészet Mund- Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie Chirurgia szczekowo-twarzowa Cirurgia maxilo-facial Maxilofaciálna kirurgija Maxilofaciálna chirurgia
healthcare:speciality=microbiology Microbiology-bacteriology Lékařská mikrobiologie Klinisk mikrobiologi Mikrobiologie (Virologie) und Infektionsepidemiologie Microbiología y parasitología Microbiology Microbiologia e virologia Mikrobioloģija Microbiologie Orvosi mikrobiológia Mikrobijoloġija Medische microbiologie Hygiene und Mikrobiologie Mikrobiologia lekarska Klinična mikrobiologija Klinická mikrobiológia Kliininen mikrobiologia / Klinisk mikrobiologi Klinisk bakteriologi Medical microbiology and virology 1.Iατρική Βιoπαθoλoγία
2.Μικρoβιoλoγία
Μικροβιολογία
healthcare:speciality=nephrology Renal diseases Nefrologie Nefrologi eller medicinske nyresygdomme Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Nephrologie Nefroloogia Nefrología Néphrologie Nephrology Nefrologia Nefroloģija Nefrologija Néphrologie Nefrológia Nefroloġija Nefrologia Nefrologia Nefrologija Nefrológia Nefrologia / Nefrologi Medicinska njursjukdomar (nefrologi) Renal medicine Νεφρoλoγία Νεφρολογία
healthcare:speciality=neurology Neurology Neurologie Neurologie Neurologi eller medicinske nervesygdomme Neurologie Neuroloogia Neurología Neurologie Neurology Neurologia Neiroloģija Neurologija Neurologie Neurológia Newroloġija Neurologie Neurologie Neurologia Neurologia Nevrologija Neurológia Neurologia / Neurologi Neurologi Neurology Νευρoλoγία Νευρολογία
healthcare:speciality=neurophysiology Clinical neurophysiology Klinisk neurofysiologi Neurofisiología clínica Clinical neurophysiology Newrofiżjoloġija Klinika Kliininen neurofysiologia / Klinisk neurofysiologi Klinisk neurofysiologi Clinical neurophysiology
healthcare:speciality=neuropsychiatry Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychiatrie Nervenheilkunde (Neurologie und Psychiatrie) Neuropsychiatrie Neuropsichiatria Neuropsychiatrie Zenuw- en zielsziekten Neurologie und Psychiatrie Neuropsychiatria Νευρoλoγία —Ψυχιατρική Νευρολογία —Ψυχιατρική
healthcare:speciality=neurosurgery Neurological surgery Neurochirurgie Neurochirurgie Neurokirurgi eller kirurgiske nervesygdomme Neurochirurgie Neurokirurgia Neurocirugía Neurochirurgie Neurosurgery Neurochirurgia Neiroķirurģija Neurochirurgija Neurochirurgie Idegsebészet Newrokirurġija Neurochirurgie Neurochirurgie Neurochirurgia Neurocirurgia Nevrokirurgija Neurochirurgia Neurokirurgia / Neurokirurgi Neurokirurgi Neurosurgery Νευρoχειρoυργική Νευροχειρουργική
healthcare:speciality=nuclear Nuclear medicine Médecine nucléaire / Nucleaire geneeskunde Nukleární medicína Klinisk fysiologi og nuklearmedicin Nuklearmedizin Medicina nuclear Médecine nucléaire Medicina nucleare Médecine nucléaire Nukleáris medicina (izotóp diagnosztika) MediċinaNukleari Nucleaire geneeskunde Nuklearmedizin Medycyna nuklearna Medicinanuclear Nuklearna medicina Nukleárna medicína Kliininen fysiologia ja isotooppilääketiede / Klinisk fysiologi och nukleärmedicin Nukleärmedicin Nuclear medicine Πυρηvική Iατρική Πυρηνική Ιατρική
healthcare:speciality=occupational Occupational medicine Médecine du travail / Arbeidsgeneeskunde Pracovní lékařství Arbejdsmedicin Arbeitsmedizin Medicina del trabajo Médecine du travail Occupational medicine Medicina del lavoro Arodslimības Darbo medicina Médecine du travail Foglalkozás-orvostan (üzemorvostan) Mediċina Okkupazzjonali —Arbeid en gezondheid, bedrijfsgeneeskunde
—Arbeid en gezondheid, verzekeringsgeneeskunde
Arbeits- und Betriebsmedizin Medycyna pracy Medicina do trabalho Medicina dela, prometa in športa Pracovné lekárstvo Työterveyshuolto / Företagshälsovård Yrkes- och miljömedicin Occupational medicine Iατρική της Εργασίας Ιατρική της Εργασίας
healthcare:speciality=oncology Oncology
healthcare:speciality=ophthalmology Ophthalmology Ophtalmologie / Oftalmologie Oftalmologie Oftalmologi eller øjensygdomme Augenheilkunde Oftalmoloogia Oftalmología Ophtalmologie Ophthalmic surgery Oftalmologia Oftalmoloģija Oftalmologija Ophtalmologie Szemészet Oftalmoloġija Oogheelkunde Augenheilkunde und Optometrie Okulistyka Oftalmologia Oftalmologija Oftalmológia Silmätaudit / Ögonsjukdomar Ögonsjukdomar (oftalmologi) Ophthalmology Οφθαλµoλoγία Οφθαλµολογία
healthcare:speciality=orthopaedics Orthopaedics Chirurgie orthopédique / Orthopedische heelkunde Ortopedie Ortopædisk kirurgi Orthopädie (und Unfallchirurgie) Ortopeedia Cirugía ortopédica y traumatología Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie Trauma and orthopaedic surgery Ortopedia e traumatologia Traumatoloģija un ortopēdija Ortopedija traumatologija Orthopédie Ortopédia Kirurġija Ortopedika Orthopedie Orthopädie und Orthopädische Chirurgie Ortopedia i traumatologia narządu ruchu Ortopedia Ortopedska kirurgija Ortopédia Ortopedia ja traumatologia / Ortopedi och traumatologi Ortopedi Trauma and orthopaedic surgery Ορθoπεδική Ορθοπεδική
healthcare:speciality=otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology Oto-rhino-laryngologie / Otorhinolaryngologie Otorinolaryngologie Oto-rhino-laryngologi eller øre-næse-halssygdomme Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde Otorinolarüngoloogia Otorrinolaringología Oto-rhino-laryngologie Otolaryngology Otorinolaringoiatria Otolaringoloģija Otorinolaringologija Oto-rhino-laryngologie Fül-orr-gégegyógyászat Otorinolaringoloġija Keel-, neus- en oorheelkunde Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenkrankheiten Otorynolaryngologia Otorrinolaringologia Otorinolaringológija Otorinolaryngológia Korva-, nenä- ja kurkkutaudit / Öron-, näs- och halssjukdomar Öron-, näs- och halssjukdomar (oto-rhino-laryngologi) Otolaryngology Ωτoριvoλαρυγγoλoγία Ωτορινολαρυγγολογία
healthcare:speciality=paediatric_surgery Paediatric surgery Dětská chirurgie Kinderchirurgie Lastekirurgia Cirugía pediátrica Chirurgie infantile Paediatric surgery Chirurgia pediatrica Bērnu ķirurģija Vaikų chirurgija Chirurgie pédiatrique Gyermeksebészet Kirurgija Pedjatrika Kinderchirurgie Chirurgia dziecięca Cirurgia pediátrica Detská chirurgia Lastenkirurgia / Barnkirurgi Barn- och ungdomskirurgi Paediatric surgery Χειρoυργική Παίδωv Χειρουργική Παίδων
healthcare:speciality=paediatrics Paediatrics Pédiatrie / Pediatrie Dětské lékařství Pædiatri eller sygdomme hos børn Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Pediaatria Pediatría y sus árease specíficas Pédiatrie Paediatrics Pédiatria Pediatrija Vaikųligos Pédiatrie Csecsemő- és gyermekgyógyászat Pedjatrija Kindergeneeskunde Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde Pediatria Pediatria Pediatrija Pediatria Lastentaudit / Barnsjukdomar Barn- och ungdomsmedicin Paediatrics Παιδιατρική Παιδιατρική
healthcare:speciality=palliative Palliative care
healthcare:speciality=pathology Pathological anatomy Anatomie pathologique / Pathologische anatomie Patologická anatomie Patologisk anatomi eller vævs- og celleundersøgelser Pathologie Patoloogia Anatomía patológica Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques Morbid anatomy and histopathology Anatomia patologica Patoloģija Patologija Anatomie pathologique Patológia Istopatoloġija Pathologie Pathologie Patomorfologia Anatomia patologica Anatomska patologija in citopatologija Patologická anatómia Patologia / Patologi Klinisk patologi Histopathology Παθoλoγική Αvατoµική Παθολογοανατοµία —Ιστολογία
healthcare:speciality=pharmacology Pharmacology Klinická farmakologie Klinisk farmakologi Pharmakologie und Toxikologie Farmacología clínica Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics Farmacologia Klinikai farmakológia Farmakoloġija Klinika u t-Terapewtika Pharmakologie und Toxikologie Farmakologia kliniczna Klinická farmakológia Kliininen farmakologia ja lääkehoito / Klinisk farmakologi och läkemedelsbehandling Kliniskfarmakologi Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
healthcare:speciality=physiatry Physical medicine and rehabilitation Médecine physique et réadaptation / Fysische geneeskunde en revalidatie Rehabilitační a fyzikální medicína Physikalische und Rehabilitative Medizin Taastusravi ja füsiaatria Medicina física y rehabilitación Rééducation et réadaptation fonctionnelles Medicina fisica e riabilitazione Rehabilitoloģija Fiziskā rehabilitācija Fizikālā medicīna Fizinė medicina ir reabilitacija Rééducation et réadaptation fonctionnelles Fizioterápia Revalidatiegeneeskunde Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitacja medyczna Fisiatria ou Medicina física e de reabilitação Fizikalna in rehabilitacijska medicina Fyziatria, balneológia a liečebná rehabilitácia Fysiatria / Fysiatri Rehabiliteringsmedicin Φυσική Iατρική και Απoκατάσταση Φυσική Ιατρική και Αποκατάσταση
healthcare:speciality=plastic_surgery Plastic surgery Chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique / Plastische, reconstructieve en esthetische heelkunde Plastická chirurgie Plastikkirurgi Plastische (und Ästhetische) Chirurgie Plastika- ja rekonstruktiivkirurgia Cirugía plástica, estética y reparadora Chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique Plastic surgery Chirurgia plastica e ricostruttiva Plastiskā ķirurģija Plastinė ir rekonstrukcinė chirurgija Chirurgie plastique Plasztikai (égési) sebészet Kirurġija Plastika Plastische Chirurgie Plastische Chirurgie Chirurgia plastyczna Cirurgia plástica e reconstrutiva Plastična, rekonstrukcijska in estetska kirurgija Plastická chirurgia Plastiikkakirurgia / Plastikkirurgi Plastikkirurgi Plastic surgery Πλαστική Χειρoυργική Πλαστική Χειρουργική
healthcare:speciality=proctology Colorectal surgery
healthcare:speciality=psychiatry Psychiatry Psychiatrie de l'adulte / Volwassen psychiatrie Psychiatrie Psykiatri Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Psühhiaatria Psiquiatría Psychiatrie Psychiatry Psichiatria Psihiatrija Psichiatrija Psychiatrie Pszichiátria Psikjatrija Psychiatrie Psychiatrie Psychiatria Psiquiatria Psihiatrija Psychiatria Psykiatria / Psykiatri Psykiatri General psychiatry Ψυχιατρική Ψυχιατρική
healthcare:speciality=pulmonology Respiratory medicine Pneumologie Tuberkulóza a respirační nemoci Medicinske lungesygdomme Pneumologie Pulmonoloogia Neumología Pneumologie Respiratory medicine Malattie dell'apparato respiratorio Ftiziopneimonoloģija Pulmonologija Pneumologie Tüdőgyógyászat Mediċina Respiratorja Longziekten en tuberculose Lungenkrankheiten Choroby płuc Pneumologia Pnevmologija Pneumológia a ftizeológia Keuhkosairaudet ja allergologia / Lungsjukdomar och allergologi Lungsjukdomar(pneumologi) Respiratorymedicine Φυµατιoλoγία- Πvευµovoλoγία Πνευµονολογία — Φυµατιολογία
healthcare:speciality=radiology Radiology Radiologie Electrorradiología Electro-radiologie Radiology Radiologia Électroradiologie Radiológia Radiologie Radiologie Radiologia Ακτιvoλoγία —Ραδιoλoγία
healthcare:speciality=radiotherapy Radiotherapy Radiothérapie-oncologie / Radiotherapie-oncologie Radiační onkologie Onkologi Strahlentherapie Onkoloogia Oncología radioterápica Oncologie radiothérapique Radiation oncology Radioterapia Terapeitiskā radioloģija Onkologija radioterapija Radiothérapie Sugárterápia Onkoloġija u Radjoterapija Radiotherapie Strahlentherapie - Radioonkologie Radioterapia onkologiczna Radioterapia Radioterapija in onkologija Radiačná onkológia Syöpätaudit / Cancersjukdomar Tumörsjukdomar (allmän onkologi) Clinical oncology Ακτιvoθεραπευτική — Ογκολογία Ακτινοθεραπευτική Ογκολογία
healthcare:speciality=rheumatology Rheumatology Rhumathologie / reumatologie Revmatologie Reumatologi Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie Reumatoloogia Reumatología Rhumatologie Rheumatology Reumatologia Reimatoloģija Reumatologija Rhumatologie Reumatológia Rewmatoloġija Reumatologie Reumatologia Reumatologia Reumatológia Reumatologia / Reumatologi Reumatologi Rheumatology Ρευµατoλoγία Ρευµατολογία
healthcare:speciality=stomatology Stomatology Estomatología Stomatologie Odontostomatologia Stomatologie Estomatologia
healthcare:speciality=surgery General surgery Chirurgie / Heelkunde Chirurgie Kirurgi elsler kirurgiske sygdomme (Allgemeine) Chirurgie Üldkirurgia Cirugía general y del aparato digestivo Chirurgie générale General surgery Chirurgia generale Ķirurģija Chirurgija Chirurgie générale Sebészet Kirurġija Ġenerali Heelkunde Chirurgie Chirurgia ogólna Cirurgia geral Splošna kirurgija Chirurgia Yleiskirurgia / Allmän kirurgi Kirurgi General surgery Χειρoυργική Γενική Χειρουργική
healthcare:speciality=surgical_oncology Surgical oncology
healthcare:speciality=thoracic_surgery Thoracic surgery Chirurgie thoracique / Heelkunde op de thorax Kardiochirurgie Thoraxkirurgi eller brysthulens kirurgiske sygdomme Thoraxchirurgie Torakaalkirurgia Cirugía torácica Chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire Thoracic surgery Chirurgia toracica; Cardiochirurgia Torakālā ķirurģija Krūtinės chirurgija Chirurgie thoracique Mellkassebészet Kirurġija Kardjo-Toraċika Cardio-thoracale chirurgie Chirurgia klatki piersiowej Cirurgia cardiotorácica Torakalna kirurgija Hrudníková chirurgia Sydän-ja rintaelinkirurgia / Hjärt- och thoraxkirurgi Thoraxkirurgi Cardo-thoracic surgery Χειρουργική Θώρακος Χειρουργική Θώρακος
healthcare:speciality=transplant Transplant surgery
healthcare:speciality=trauma Trauma surgery
healthcare:speciality=tropical Tropical medicine Tropical medicine Medicina tropicale Trópusi betegségek Spezifische Prophylaxe und Tropenhygiene Medycyna transportu Medicina tropical Tropická medicína Tropical medicine
healthcare:speciality=urology Urology Urologie Urologie Urologi eller urinvejenes kirurgiske sygdomme Urologie Uroloogia Urología Urologie Urology Urologia Uroloģija Urologija Urologie Urológia Uroloġija Urologie Urologie Urologia Urologia Urologija Urológia Urologia / Urologi Urologi Urology Ουρoλoγία Ουρολογία
healthcare:speciality=vascular_surgery Vascular surgery Chirurgie des vaisseaux / Bloedvatenheelkunde Cévníchirurgie Karkirurgi eller kirurgiske blodkarsygdomme Gefäßchirurgie Kardiovaskulaarkirurgia Angiología y cirugía vascular Chirurgie vasculaire Chirurgia vascolare Asinsvadu ķirurģija Kraujagyslių chirurgija Chirurgie vasculaire Érsebészet Kirurġija Vaskolari Chirurgia naczyniowa Cirurgia vascular Kardiovaskularna kirurgija Cievna chirurgia Verisuonikirurgia / Kärlkirurgi Αγγειoχειρoυργική Χειρουργική Αγγείων
healthcare:speciality=venereology Venereology Genito-urinary medicine Mediċina Uro-ġenetali Genito-urinary medicine

Specialities for healthcare=clinic

value description
healthcare:speciality=abortion abortion clinic
healthcare:speciality=fertility fertility clinic

Specialities for healthcare=psychotherapist

Different schools and approaches of psychotherapy may be tagged using healthcare:speciality=*. May also be used for healthcare=doctor and other healthcare=*.

value description
healthcare:speciality=behavior behavior oriented psychotherapy
healthcare:speciality=body body oriented psychotherapy
healthcare:speciality=depth psychotherapy based on depth psychology, e.g. Psychoanalysis
healthcare:speciality=humanistic psychotherapy based on humanistic psychology
healthcare:speciality=other psychotherapy that does not fit into the other categories, e.g. art therapy
healthcare:speciality=systemic systemic therapy

Specialities for healthcare=alternative

May also be used for healthcare=doctor and other healthcare=*.

value description
healthcare:speciality=acupuncture acupuncture
healthcare:speciality=anthroposophical anthroposophical medicine
healthcare:speciality=applied_kinesiology applied kinesiology
healthcare:speciality=aromatherapy aromatherapy
healthcare:speciality=ayurveda Ayurveda
healthcare:speciality=chiropractic chiropractic
healthcare:speciality=herbalism herbalism
healthcare:speciality=homeopathy Homeopathy
healthcare:speciality=hydrotherapy hydrotherapy
healthcare:speciality=naturopathy naturopathy
healthcare:speciality=osteopathy Osteopathy
healthcare:speciality=reiki Reiki
healthcare:speciality=shiatsu Shiatsu
healthcare:speciality=traditional_chinese_medicine traditional Chinese medicine
healthcare:speciality=tuina tuī ná
healthcare:speciality=unani Unani

Rendering

Because of the very essential importance of this new feature, we would like to you decide for a representative icon, too. There are a few symbols representing healthcare around the world:

symbol area comment
red cross europe Well known, might be missinterpreted as emergency=*
red crescent east Not very well known
Rod of Asclepius US Very common in western countries. May be too complex for derived icon families.
Star of life US Might be to complex for derived icon families; might be missinterpreted as emergency=*

Please vote below in the vote section additionally for an icon!

Voting

Please add your votes below using

{{vote|yes}},{{vote|no}}

. We would be glad if you would write your concerns here or on the talk page for later improvements.

pro

Please vote for the icon below, too!

  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --!i! 10:01, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Atalanttore 12:46, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Jstein 12:07, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --WolfgangH 20:21, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Reclus 00:01, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Bangla 07:03, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Landwirt 07:52, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Hobby Navigator 10:31, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --S.A.L. 11:19, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --MetiorErgoSum 13:20, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Errt 16:45, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Hawke 22:00, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Holger-erf 15:43, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Heinz 20:10, 2 November 2010 (UTC) I read all the objections, anyway I vote yes
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. Sean Horgan 22:58, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. Rodolphe Quiédeville 19:56, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --vsandre 09:07, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Sebastian Reichel 11:39, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Okilimu 21:31, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Michi 21:49, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Georg V. 17:55, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Pfr 13:08, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. -- Al3xius 10:55, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Pobice 12:59, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Fortress 17:52, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. ----dedNikifor 18:17, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Ilis 18:51, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Supaiku 18:58, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Loir 19:10, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Lupin-de-mid 21:58, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --DJTerentjev 23:24, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --VikDD 03:46, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Surly 04:34, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Digy 08:23, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Spielkind 11:10, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Xapitoun 15:07, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --luch86 19:28, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --pankdm 23:24, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --marek kleciak 12:47, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --JPMeijers 16:29, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --Chip Chef 08:46, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I approve this proposal I approve this proposal. --KaChing_Cacher 21:02, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

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against

  • I oppose this proposal I oppose this proposal. Joto 18:48, 30 October 2010 (BST) -- "specialty" is much too generic a term. At least use "heathcare_speciality" or "medical_specialty" or something like it.
Hi Jochen. So what is the problem exactly? If we make a specific healthcare_speciality=* the same tag can't be reused for other keys and it is very long :( --!i! 20:45, 30 October 2010 (BST)
It can't be reused for other tags, because there is no common values here. Don't mingle different things, its confusing. Say you look at a list of values for the "specialty" tag: Ok, there are 10.000 "heart", 8.000 "beef", 5.000 "surgery", and 4.000 "antiques". What? Lets say you have a doctor with specialty=heart and a restaurant with specialty=burger on the same node. Doesn't work. And even if that is discouraged, it makes it harder to work with. Want to find all speciality doctors? You have to always take two tags into account instead of just one. And long tags are good, because they are self-descriptive. Joto 08:30, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Well ok but I'm still not sure if a prefix will solve this problem cause so everybody interested in all details of this key has to know what exact key is used for further details. And yes they are self-descriptive but there are even users that have to enter it by hand and that have to keep the name of the tag in mind. Of course there are absolutly pros in your idea, I guess it is a problem on a higher more general level of the OSM tagging system. --!i! 08:58, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
After a discussion we added your request to a healthcare:speaciality=* to make this tag more key specific.--!i! 14:27, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Why would you want to put a doctor and a restaurant in the same node? --Fkv 09:45, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
Why do they have to stay this way? We thinking about a soft migration and we hope the pros like more detailed infos and a seperate key space healthcare=* will improve the design of the OSM data model. Isn't it in the nature of a wiki like project to reinvent something when it lacks something? --!i! 17:24, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

  • I oppose this proposal I oppose this proposal. as far as amenity=pharmacy is concerned --Ulfm 15:07, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Due to the critics of multiple users, we changed our proposal and removed the shop=pharmacy part cause it isn't the central point of this proposal. We accept that this need still further discussions--!i! 16:52, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
  • I oppose this proposal I oppose this proposal. This proposal should be extensible and more generic, for example it does not integrate medical amenities or support other medicinal systems as the western. More specific specialities schould be added as a subkey of speciality=*. I am working on a version which address these shortcomings. --Fabi2 21:38, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Hm? Why not? This proposal can be easily extented with other medical systems. Just add a new healthcare value S.A.L. 11:18, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
No. There are facilities, which use more the one medicinal system and may have different specialities for each one. Where speciality=* then belongs to? How to discriminate a personon e.g. therapist from a multi therapy facility? --Fabi2 21:55, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
The problem is that you can not add such a tag afterwards, why you don't know to which medicinal system the data belongs to. Evene when now some thigs are emergency fixed, this proposal has no clear scheme for complex medical map objects. --Fabi2 21:26, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
You are right and we talked a lot on the talk page before the vote Fabian. This proposal is planned as a next step to allow the users to add the most common medical institutions. Yes there is a lack on defining the medical system but for keeping the model (actually) easy to the mappers we decided in this simple scheme of 'normal' and 'alternative' medcine which isn't perfect in every way. As you can read below other mappers are already unhappy with the current level of detail --!i! This user is member of the wiki team of OSM 09:25, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I oppose this proposal I oppose this proposal. the correct translation for "arzt" is not "doctor". this is an academical title. The correct translation is "physican".--CMartin 12:30, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
Yes, you are right. healthcare=physician was in fact our first choice, but it is AE. In OSM we use BE. The alternatives would be "general practitioner" (Hausarzt) or "medical practitioner". For simplicity we chose the colloquial term "doctor" that is not 100% correct. Please use the discussion page for further discussion. --Reclus 12:54, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
AFAIK this is a misunderstanding. This proposal supports this kind your style of listing that is very common in the OSM data model. Please have a look at the header lines at #Specialities of medical practitioners or other medical facilities. --!i! 16:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
My reason for opposing the proposal was clearly written. The reason is both for editors, and for searching, and allow for a much more dynamic data model. Basically all the values you have listed as healthcare:specialities can be combined in any way, making x^n different values to the tag, while a healthcare:<speciality of choise>=yes/no can be used both to indicate positive (they have this speciality) and a negative (they definitely does not have this speciality) and further values can also with time be of interest such as days of week (healthcare:radiology=monday,wednesday,friday indicating no radiology on tuesdays and thursdays). Your proposal is too complicated and static, you need to make it more dynamic. --Skippern 17:03, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
Please let's continue the discussion at Talk:Proposed features/Healthcare#To complicated and static to keep this list clean --!i! 17:20, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I oppose this proposal I oppose this proposal. Von der Sache her recht gut, aber etwas zuviel des Guten. Die Features sprechen wohl eher studierte Mediziner an als denn den normalen Karten-Benutzer an. Vieles läßt sich einfacher und verständlicher z.B. über den offenen Tag name=* definieren. Leider kann man nur das Gesamtpaket voten, schade! -- --R-michael 16:31, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi, sry but this is how the proposal process works... .
You say it's to complicated. Well yes the medcine and the distinguish of different types is complexe. To avoid mistakes we decided to work on the EU reference and so we got this professional terms. A few lines above other users say we had to use even more professional english terms that are even more unknown for example in Germany. But you have to keep in mind that it is described in every language so IMHO easy to find what you are looking for. Later it will become part of the editors and so nice to add via a edit form. The problem with your suggestion of a name field is that this is bad understandable to computers :( --!i! 16:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
  • I oppose this proposal I oppose this proposal. Don't "clean up" the amenity namespace by creating more keys. This only makes tags harder to learn - the categories expressed by the keys are arbitrary and need to be looked up/memorized along with the values. Instead, you should use a generic key and use documentation, rather than data model features (for example lists) to help people find them. Proper categorization is application-dependent and should not be hardcoded into the data model. --Tordanik 09:17, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Yes there are the two major lines if you should use seperate namespaces or not. We decedid so to group things togehter (hospitals, pharmacies, ...) and yes we believe that we should keep the amenity=* key should be used for real general infrastructure but not for things that belongs together. But you are right this might become a problem by conflicts with other namespaces e.g. social_facility=*. --!i! This user is member of the wiki team of OSM 10:52, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Since you're a member of the Wiki team, would you mind moving all this discussion junk to the discussion page, mine below included? Thanks! --achadwick
  • I oppose this proposal I oppose this proposal. I like some of the principle but I'm voting no because I think it's badly constructed, will be inflexible in practice, and would be annoyingly fiddly to implement. Rather than working with existing usage, it replaces the well-established amenity=doctors, amenity=hospital and amenity=dentist without there being a real need. You talk about a soft migration, but this entire proposal encourages bot edits. Horribly, it throws every sort of healthcare conceivable into the same pudding regardless of physical scale, civic or national importance or whether the modalities even work, which makes creating any sort of sensible map a tangled mess of additional, duplicate style rules to catch all the cross-cutting requirements. It doesn't even respect its own established usage (usage dictates physician, but proposal says doctor, for example!). It makes use of loathsome semicolon;separated;lists for multiple specialisms which existing systems generally do not parse: ⚘please please please⚘ follow the foo:bar=yes/no/whatever pattern established by amenity=fuel or amenity=recycling instead: this would permit sub-specialities as well as simple yes/no values. --achadwick 15:16, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Icon

Please note, your vote here is just a indice for a suggestion to the render stylists. This doesn't enforce anybody to use exactly this symbol.
Please add a '+' after your favourite:

red cross +++++++++++++
red crescent
Rod of Asclepius ++++++++++++
Star of life +++


Aren't things like the red cross a trademark of the red cross and medical places need to use a green cross? -- JohnSmith 03:09, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi John, well there are a few restrictmens on the symbol just to avoid it in war (e.g. stealth sabotage teams protected by the symbol). I don't see further copyright problems [4] --!i! This user is member of the wiki team of OSM 10:44, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
I said trademark, not copyright... -- JohnSmith 18:30, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
I voted for the red cross but what about the Red Crystal instead? This would solve any eventual future religious debate (I'm aware the red cross has nothing to do with religion, but you know....). -- Al3xius 20:26, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Oh ok I didn't knew it before. But I guess it's not very widely used? Well this vote is for helping the style designers to pick up the right icon. Currently there is neither a religious nor political debate right here. It seems to be usefull to take a choice of red cross (i guess mostly europe) and RoA (mostly US?) --!i! This user is member of the wiki team of OSM 20:40, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Red cross and Red crescent have both a religious reference. Neither of them are trademarks in the meaning of trade. Both of them are internationally recognized symbols. Both of them have conditions on use (i.e. can not be used to protect non-health personel inside a war-zone). Red cross is mainly used by healthworkers in christian countries, while the red crescent do the same in muslim countries. In my opinion should Rod of Asclepius or Star of Life rather be used in OSM connections, as these symbols are religion indebendent (though I believe these have other restrictions of usage, isn't Star of Life a trademark?) --Skippern 13:22, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
There is some kind of trade restriction on the red cross in the US because of Johnson and Johnson -- JohnSmith 00:13, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
Can you explain it please for non-US people, John? --!i! This user is member of the wiki team of OSM 12:08, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
Resolved, but this is still basically an international-level symbol which you're proposing to use as the default for mostly-local stuff. My vote is for the Rod of Asclepius as you probably already know. The Star of Life looks too much like an emergency vehicle symbol to me. --achadwick 15:31, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
I'm not a US person, but the history of the red cross symbol is pretty long and boring, if you want to read up on it see wikipedia -- JohnSmith 16:08, 11 November 2010 (UTC)