A survivor of a mass shooting that took place in 1999 at a Jewish community center visited Providence Holy Cross Wednesday to encourage those who are suffering from traumatic injuries.
On Aug. 10, 1999, Ben Kadish, who was 5 years old at the time, was shot while attending summer camp at the North Valley Jewish Community Center in Granada Hills.
When Kadish was brought to the hospital, he had no pulse or blood pressure and “his life hung in the balance,” according to Holy Cross officials.
After more than six hours of surgery, Kadish was stabilized and later transferred to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
On Wednesday Kadish visited Holy Cross and met Cathy Carter, a trauma nurse, who remembers the fight to save his life, according to officials.
Kadish visited the trauma room and offered hope to the wounded who have recently survived a growing epidemic of mass shootings.
“He knows the challenges not only of physical recovery, but of dealing with the emotional aftermath of surviving,” officials said.
Last year, Kadish reached out to victims of the Borderline Bar and Grill shooting in Thousand Oaks, providing a kind of support that can only come from someone who’s been there.
Currently, Kadish is looking for ways to reach out to victims in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
Trauma care is essential to communities, providing 24-hour expertise to victims of accidents, violence and disasters, according to officials.
Hospital officials noted they conduct realistic drills to manage all types of disasters, including the mass shootings that are plaguing the country and victimizing all ages, ethnicities, races and religions.
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