Thanks for sharing this difficult experience. I'm not a mental health professional. So I can't offer anything in the way of an official perspective. But this certainly sounds as though it would qualify as a PTSD-inducing experience to me.
Here are links to a selection of 9 articles, from Psych Central's archives, that (hopefully) may be of some help just in case you're not already familiar with them:
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Psych Central
Coping with Obsessive Thoughts
Why Can't I Shut Off My Mind?
Some Ideas to Help Stop Obsessing
9 Ways to Let Go of Stuck Thoughts
https://psychcentral.com/blog/why-de...-calm-anxiety/
https://psychcentral.com/blog/reduce...eep-breathing/
https://psychcentral.com/blog/4-brea...ess-right-now/
https://psychcentral.com/blog/unders...al-flashbacks/
My best wishes to you & your family. 
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