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Flying to the Northern Warfront in the 1990s Part 2 – by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Source: a surgeon’s tales “reminiscence of a surgeon” – dr gamini goonetilleke   Personal Experiences in Managing Battle Casualties in the North The care for the injured soldier is an essential element of soldier morale and has been, for centuries in warfare. It is of utmost importance to make sure that medical facilities are available to soldiers when they were injured. It has also been shown that the availability of effective medical care improves combat performance and that their sacrifices are appreciated. In my previous post, I dealt with the necessity of civilian surgical teams flying to the war front in the North and the issue of managing the armed forces personnel injured in conflict at the Base Hospital, Palaly, situated within the High-Security Zone in Jaffna. The Armed Forces did not have adequate surgical teams ...