St. Michael's Hospital - Neurosurgery, 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Can J Public Health. 2019 Apr;110(2):165-168. doi: 10.17269/s41997-019-00174-8. Epub 2019 Jan 29.
Rowan's Law was recently introduced into Ontario legislation following the death of Rowan Stringer, a young rugby player for whom a string of head injuries culminated in her death. The law mandates the removal from play of any youth athlete suspected to have a concussion and makes concussion education mandatory for certain individuals involved with youth sport. This commentary addresses the larger issues within sport culture that may limit the effectiveness of the law, and describes how awareness alone is not sufficient to generate change. The law can sometimes lead to a false sense of security, as well as retaliatory actions for those who are motivated to hide concussion. We describe the role of all persons involved with youth sport in facilitating a cultural shift to honour the intent behind Rowan's Law.
罗文法案（Rowan's Law）于罗文·斯特林格（Rowan Stringer）去世后被引入安大略省的立法，罗文是一位橄榄球运动员，她因一连串的头部受伤最终死亡。该法案规定，任何疑似患有脑震荡的青年运动员都应被逐出赛场，并规定某些参与青年运动的人必须接受脑震荡教育。本评论探讨了运动文化中可能限制该法律有效性的更大问题，并描述了仅提高意识不足以产生改变。该法律有时会导致一种虚假的安全感，以及对那些有动机隐瞒脑震荡的人的报复行为。我们描述了参与青年运动的所有人在促进文化转变以尊重罗文法案背后意图方面的作用。
