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* In ''[[{{Punisher}} Punisher: War Zone]]'', Loony Bin Jim, during his fight with Frank Castle in the toilet:

* In the 2004 {{Punisher}} film, the eponymous character takes a blowtorch to a man's back and describes what he's doing in great detail, including telling him that it's not painful yet because the nerve endings are seared and when the flame's that hot, it actually feels cold. [[spoiler: This turns out to be a subversion, as the Punisher is really just swiping a popsicle across the man's back to create the described symptoms, while simultaneously using the blowtorch on a steak to create the smell of charred flesh.]]

** Which, as pointed out on [[http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2749 Polite Dissent]], is [[DidNotDoTheResearch anatomically impossible]]. Then again, he may have simply been bluffing.

* According to some fans [[CombatMedic Kabuto.]] http://draikairion.deviantart.com/art/Vivisection-147458051

* Kenshiro of ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' is famous for this. Nearly every single one of his [[FinishingMove Finishing Moves]] has him describing in detail the [[CurbStompBattle smack down]] he laid on a poor {{Mook}} (describing which pressure point/s he hit) and what the results will be ([[MadeOfPlasticine exploding heads]], uncontrollable body movements, HighPressureBlood).

Related to InformedSelfDiagnosis, but occurs when a character diagnoses themselves ''or'' someone else, and does so with anatomical accuracy (enumerating the number of bones broken seems the most common route). In most cases, the diagnoser will not have formal medical training, but this is a moot point as characters like Batman probably have [[AwesomenessByAnalysis as much medical knowledge as any field medic]] and Superman [[XRayVision can see through you]]. If [[{{Wolverine}} Sniktbub]] tells you his claw is in your spleen, you have a damn claw in your spleen.

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* {{Xena}} does this often with her death pinch.
-->'''Xena:''' I just cut off the blood flow to your brain. You'll be dead in thirty seconds unless...
* Neroon from ''Series/{{Babylon 5}}'' in episode "Grey 17 is Missing".
-->'''Neroon:''' I've just broken two of your ribs. ''(whack!)'' Sorry, make that three.
* {{Dexter}} has a moment like this when attacking the abusive father of Astor's friend. He describes how he is hitting internal organs in just the right way to unleash terror.
* [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Dr. McCoy]], with a newly-awakened Khan holding a scalpel to his throat, merely tells him that the recommended procedure for a quick kill would be to sever the carotid artery.

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* It's after the fact, but in ''[[XWingSeries Iron Fist]]'' [[CombatMedic Doctor]] Ton Phanan explains that he [[SlashedThroat cut the attacker's throat]], severing the carotid artery, with his laser scalpel.

* Neroon from ''{{Babylon 5}}'' in episode "Grey 17 is Missing".

* [[StarTrek Dr. McCoy]], with a newly-awakened Khan holding a scalpel to his throat, merely tells him that the recommended procedure for a quick kill would be to sever the carotid artery.

** You neglect to mention it's freaking AWESOME.

* Dr McCoy, with a newly-awakened Khan holding a scalpel to his throat, merely tells him that the recommended procedure for a quick kill would be to sever the carotid artery.

* {{Dr McNinja}} actually has to use this to explain to ''[[TheGrimReaper Death]]'' why he'll live after being shot multiple times. Subverted when Death doesn't care about his diagnosis, and Dr. [=McNinja=] has to [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome beat the snot out of him to go free.]] Also, he's an actual doctor.

* Siegfried's win quotes in ''SoulSeries''.

* {{Dr McNinja}} actually has to use this to explain to ''[[TheGrimReaper Death]]'' why he'll live after being shot multiple times. Subverted when Death doesn't care about his diagnosis, and Dr. [=McNinja=] has to [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome beat the snot out of him to go free.]]

** [[http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=209:i-just-broke-three-of-your-ribs&catid=28:superdickery&Itemid=54 That's pretty impressive seeing as how he'd just punched him in the crotch.]]

** Which, as pointed out on [[http://www.politedissent.com/archives/2749 Polite Dissent]], is anatomically impossible.

* In the movie ''{{Cellular}}'', a kidnapped high-school teacher stabs her kidnapper in the arm with a pair of scissors then tells him "Tenth grade biology. Brachial artery... pumps thirty liters of blood a minute. There's only five in the human body. I'm sorry."

** How do you avoid ''anything'' with a {{BFS}} that big? Especially given that one of his moves features him stabbing his opponent ''in the head''. A two foot wide sword, driven directly into your skull... maybe if it were Voldo.

* Rikiya Gaou of ''Eyeshield21'', after he [[spoiler: breaks Hiruma's right arm]] was able to identify exactly what part of the arm he broke, the humerus.

** How do you avoid ''anything'' with a {{BFS}} that big?