I've had to get stitches a couple times--first time surfing excellent waves up here in northern cal, buddy and I are both scratching for a set, he bails right in front of me, entangled in the white water, board hits me in the back of the head, got a big opening. Cold water kind of cauterized it so I stayed out 'cause the waves were so good. Also bounced off the bottom at Honolua Bay a few years ago, had to get stitches in my elbow. I didn't think I needed 'em but the wife and her friends looked at it and exclaimed "there's meat showing in there dude!". But the worst injury I know of was when a friend punctured his femoral artery at HTs. His buddy saved his life by sticking his hand in there and stopping the bleeding. Then an 8hr ride back across the channel to Padang with his lower extremities packed in all the frozen food on board to get to a hospital. Gnarly...