Age 10 and going on the dodgems for the first time
I was entirely unprepared.

As the car autostarted as soon I put my token in, it shot off across the ring. and straight into the crash barrier. Me, sans seat belt (having not noticed it or been told about it) went face first into the steering wheel smashing my two front teeth into little bits.

My Dad rushed over after seeing this, and got me out of the car, tearing my t shirt off to shove into my mouth and staunch the blood, meanwhile a carny wonders over to ask 'is ee alright then mate?'

Being taken off to operator recommended emergency dentist was the next port of call. "Hmm" says he "I'll temporarily cap them until the swellings died down and you can get them done properly. Unfortunately I can't use any anaesthetic as would complicate the procedure and theres already too much trauma" or some other bollocks excuse. So having plastic heated up, melted and molded to my exposed nerves kept me entertained for the next hour. I say entertained, I mean absolute fucking agony.

Luckily 8 years later I got 2grand from it after the fair admitted liability!

Unrelated, but I saw video with some mountain bikers being interviewed and dicsussing injuries. One of them pointed to a nasty looking scar on the back of his neck, and when asked how it happened (odd place for a scar) described how, crashing into a tree at speed, a branch went straight through his full face helmet, into his mouth, and out the back of his neck. Fucking ouch! I felt I got off lightly with a few broken teeth.
( LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Thu 29 Jul 2010, 21:05, Reply)