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Bruce James Derrick

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine · 2021 - Present Emergency Medicine, Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology · 2020 - Present Anesthesiology, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Elevation of spectral components of electrodermal activity precedes central nervous system oxygen toxicity symptoms in divers.

Journal Article Commun Med (Lond) · December 19, 2024 BACKGROUND: Oxygen-rich breathing mixtures up to 100% are used in some underwater diving operations for several reasons. Breathing elevated oxygen partial pressures (PO2) increases the risk of developing central nervous system oxygen toxicity (CNS-OT) whic ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does Heart Rate Variability Predict Impairment of Operational Performance in Divers?

Journal Article Sensors (Basel) · December 3, 2024 We examined data from Naval Sea Systems Command grant project N0463A-12-C-001, "Hypercapnia: cognitive effects and monitoring", with the objective of validating or repudiating heart rate variability (HRV) as a warning sign of cognitive impairment from divi ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Perfluoromethane as a Decompression Gas for Human Diving

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command · 2025 - 2030

Applied Physiology of CNS Oxygen Toxicity: Mechanisms in Humans

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2023 - 2026

Chamber Pilot Study Plan for NASA Prebreathe Protocol

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2024 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


State University of New York Upstate Medical University · 2009 M.D.