Parenteral medications are administered inside the gastrointestinal tract, usually by injection.

In the mnemonic AEIOU-TIPS, the U stands for:

a. urticaria. b. usher syndrome. c. ulcers. d. uremia.

A middle-aged male was found unresponsive by his wife. When you arrive at the scene, you assess the patient and determine that he is apneic and pulseless. You should:

A) immediately begin CPR, reassess for a carotid pulse after 60 seconds, and then apply the AED. B) immediately apply the AED, analyze his cardiac rhythm, deliver a shock if indicated, and begin CPR. C) begin CPR starting with chest compressions, apply the AED as soon as possible, and request backup. D) perform CPR with a compression to ventilation ratio of 15:2, apply the AED, and request backup.