Example: A stateâs law defines aggravated battery as âintentional and harmful physical contact with another with the intent to maim or disfigure.â This is a specific intent crime because it requires that the defendant not only cause harmful contact, but also with the purpose of maiming or disfiguring the victim.
the staging of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd includes four stages with the last stage often referred to as end stage though stage iv or end stage may be a clinical term for the last of the four stages in the standard copd staging guidelines it certainly doesn t mean the end stage of one s life
1 For people with mild COPD (stage I) the prognosis is very good and they may have a relatively normal life expectancy but this decreases as the severity of staging increases.2  People with COPD who are admitted to an ICU have an estimated death rate of about 24% and this rate can double for people over age 65. For people with mild COPD (stage I) the prognosis is very good and they may have a relatively normal life expectancy but this decreases as the severity of staging increases.