FARMINGTON — NorthStar Paramedic Scott Nile, who is a wilderness national registry paramedic, recently received certification as a flight paramedic.
The certification is focused on the knowledge level of accomplished, experienced master-level paramedics working with a flight team or, in Nile’s case, a critical care transport team. To become certified, Nile completed a 40-hour course over four days and successfully passed a rigorous exam. Certification demonstrates that paramedics possess a mastery of skills and knowledge of current critical care transport medicine standards to treat critically ill and injured patients while in transport to a qualified medical facility.
Nile, who is a resident of Farmington, has worked for NorthStar for six years.
NorthStar is the regional ambulance service for greater Franklin County with five bases in Farmington, Rangeley, Carrabassett Valley, Phillips and Livermore and is a program of Franklin Memorial Hospital.
