Question

A dental hygienist, new to the community, learns from friends and clients of the popularity of sports teams for children from age 3 through 12. Noticing the apparent lack of preventive measures to protect against oral and head injuries, she becomes particularly concerned about the child and adolescent population within this community. As a first step toward developing a community-based plan to prevent sports injuries for all participants in this target group, the dental hygienist consults with the high school athletic coach. While researching community resources she learns of a school-based nutrition program, but also discovers that no funding for oral health exists.

Seven hospitals and walk-in clinics report the following numbers of emergency department visits for sports-related injuries for children and adolescents aged 18 and younger: 24, 28, 42, 26, 35, and 30. What is the median number of emergency department visits reported?

Answer 1

The median number of emergency department visits reported for sports-related injuries for children and adolescents aged 18 and younger is 29.

Step-by-step explanation:

The task is to find the median number of emergency department visits reported for sports-related injuries for children and adolescents aged 18 and younger. The given numbers are 24, 28, 42, 26, 35, and 30. To find the median, we first need to arrange the numbers in ascending order: 24, 26, 28, 30, 35, 42. Since there are 6 numbers, the median will be the average of the middle two numbers, which in this case are 28 and 30. Adding them together and dividing by 2, we get a median of 29.