I face, or head, planted in 2002. Broke my neck in two places. The break was "stable", thank goodness, because three guys tried to rob me after wards. Once they saw who they were dealing with, they bailed, I found a way to get home, went to a hospital - that was closed, got ambulanced across the city to an hospital that was open, missed three months of work and like having the story to tell. Why?
Because, not being able to tell it would be a bummer.
True story.