[ It's a lot of terms he's unfamiliar with, although iodine is one that he does know, vaguely. He isn't close to the medical community, lacks most knowledge, but he'd studied up on some basic terms before embarking on the voyage. (The "povidone" part, he's not so familiar, and so he's shaking his head) ]

I cannot say that I do, no. But... one of my companions who served on the same expedition is here. An anatomist who acted as doctor out of necessity, when our situation became more.... dire. I'm sure he should like to know about such advancements as these.

[ The subject of Goodsir is a difficult one, uneasy. Edward doesn't quite know where they stand with one another, and with this place itself. Are they "fellow survivors?" He feels more like a ghost, and that the other man haunts the same space as himself. ]