Emergency Medical Conditions If an emergency medical condition exists, the hospital must: Provide treatment until the patient is stabilized. If patient canât be stabilized, transfer the patient to a medical facility that is better able to provide the necessary treatment. The transfer of the patient must be based on the
helix (plural helixes or helices) (mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase. (architecture) A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.
double helix. The three-dimensional structure of double-stranded DNA, in which polymeric nucleotide strands whose complementary nitrogen bases are linked by hydrogen bonds form a helical configuration. The two DNA strands are oriented in opposite directions. double helix in Culture.