He knows Eric isn't completely numb, knows he can feel the blade cutting, and hates himself being able to be calm, to shove the part of himself that is horrified at this, that gut churning sickening feeling that made him hate himself, hate what was going on, hate himself for being able to do this, and echoed his mindset of yesterday. He clamped his powers down on his nerves so his hands wouldn't shake, and his eyes grew distance and flat. But he got the envenomation site open and opened another IV bag to flush it out. Eric would have to heal this still, if he he could, but it would be easier with it cleaned.
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