(Solved): You and your junior partner respond to a halfway house for a patient known to have HIV who has weakn ...

You and your junior partner respond to a halfway house for a patient known to have HIV who has weakness and flu-like symptoms. Assessment reveals decreased skin turgor, sunken eyes, and dry mucous membranes. You determine this patient needs intravenous (IV) hydration. Your partner is hesitant to start an IV because of the fear of contracting AIDS. Your response should be: "I will start the IV, as I have more experience." "We will transport the patient without an IV. We should not place ourselves at increased risk." "The patient requires IV therapy and we will treat no differently than any other patient who requires IV therapy. " "The extra precautions that we would need to safely start vascular access on this patient are going to increase our on-scene time. We will wait and have the ED start the IV."