Yard Medics

How To Calculate Cubic Yards Mulch Per Square Feet

Here you will find a calculator to help you determine how much mulch you need to cover an area.

Top 10 Plants You Can't Kill

Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the top 10 plants you can't kill.

Planning Your New Garden and the Basics of Simple Design

Now that the weather is finally cooperating, it’s time to think about stretching that green thumb and creating a space in your yard that can be filled with a little natural beauty. But, if you’ve n…

16 Invasive Species Sold at Garden Centers You Should Never Buy

These 16 invasive species of plants are commonly sold at garden centers - beware of them and DO NOT buy them from your garden store!

Why is It Important To Use Mulch In Landscapes and gardens?

Mulch will help your garden become healthier and resistant to diseases. Mulch helps protect the soil from the sun which helps prevent evaporation of water.

The 10 Worst Invasive Plants to Watch Out for in Your Region

How to Grow a Container Garden

Liven up your balcony with these container-loving plants that don’t need to be babied.

Here's how ATCEMS medics protect themselves when responding to violence

Part of any first response is a team unarmed. We took a look at how ATCEMS medics protect themselves when treating the wounded means entering the line of fire.

How to Successfully Venture into Trail Racing (As a Road Runner)

Venturing off road for your first trail race? Prepare for the course and calm your nerves with these trail racing tips!

Combat medics trained and ready

Eight soldiers in two groups of four walk across a field in formation. Each one is alert. Each one is focused on their mission. “Contact, 12 o’clock,” yells Staff Sgt. Michael Flanders, their section chief.

Is it OK for medics to rely on GPS?

Some readers said GPS is a crucial tool, others said you can’t rely on technology and you should know your area

Quiet Fortitude in the ER

Army Combat Medics Evaluate Lifelike Female Trauma Mannequin

The female mannequin can help train medics in anatomical differences as women make up a growing percentage of the military.

6 questions medics should ask on every auto accident scene

The arrival of EMS is the moment when a motor vehicle collision incident shifts from chaos to order

Nothing could prepare me for Lockerbie. Now I help other medics face disasters

I was an A&E consultant, but started a charity so medical teams could tackle anything from earthquakes to Ebola

The Guardian view on targeting medics in wartime: protect those who serve

Editorial: Attacks on hospitals and clinics are increasing. But international law is clear: deliberate or reckless assaults are a crime

Body armor for EMS: Is it time for every medic to wear a ballistic vest?

Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to answer these questions before purchasing body armor for their medics