The last Wednesday of every September has been declared
Rowan's Law Day to promote concussion awareness and safety.
This year, Rowan's Law Day will be commemorated on Wednesday,
September 25th, 2019.
Rowan Stringer, a high school rugby player from Ottawa, died at
age 17 on Mother's Day in 2013 as a result of suffering
multiple concussions. Rowan suffered three concussions in the span
of six days while playing rugby1, which remained undetected by her
parents, teachers, coaches, and peers. The cause of Rowan's
death was determined to be second impact syndrome, which is
swelling of the brain caused by a subsequent injury to the brain
before the previous brain injury fully healed.2
A concussion is a brain injury, which can result in permanent
brain damage, disability, and death.3 It is caused by one or several
blows to the head, face, neck, or body that transmits force to the
head, causing the brain to move within the skull.4 Concussions can
happen anywhere and are not
