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
Around 90% of COPD patients in the US have lung damage caused by smoking. Around 20% of smokers will develop COPD during their lives. People who smoke are about 12 times more likely to die from COPD than people who have never smoked. It is important to know that smoking is not the only cause of COPD: In fact, 15% of people with COPD have never smoked. About 100,000 people in the US have a genetic condition, which they were born with, that can cause emphysema.