Under International SOS guidelines, when should a medical emergency trigger a medevac rather than local care?

• A. When local medical facilities cannot provide the necessary level of care, when the traveler’s condition worsens despite initial treatment, or when the risk to the patient or staff makes local treatment unsafe.
• B. When local medical facilities are overwhelmed with patients.
• C. When the traveler’s condition worsens despite initial treatment, but local care remains adequate.
• D. When the traveler wants to avoid a hospital.

Answer: (C)