Perhaps there's someone else with a reason to put her out of action.

After more than a year out of action, I was ready to go again.

He is thus out of action for at least a week.

Green is expected out of action for up to three months.

However there was no time to put him out of action without being seen.

Maybe she'd have to put him out of action first.

None were out of action for more than 24 hours.

Therefore, he was out of action for almost a year.

She was out of action for almost a year and a half.

You tried to put him out of action, maybe for good.