Those words were spoken almost exactly 100 years ago
"Shell shock" is a made up term. Other than on hearing the effects of
high impulse on a human are long-term, complex and still an areas of
research.
In WW1, in Northfields hospital they started to define PTSD in ways
that didn't quite add up. Some soldiers had never been under
bombardment but had the same symptoms.
Nonetheless, the term remained in use because
1) "Shell shock" was deemed curable with rest, and the main objective
was to get soldiers patched up and back to the front.
2) It was a way to avoid getting shot for desertion. A decent officer
would not order traumatised men disciplined but send them on to
hospital with "shell shock".
"Shell shock" is a made up term. Other than on hearing the effects of high impulse on a human are long-term, complex and still an areas of research.
In WW1, in Northfields hospital they started to define PTSD in ways that didn't quite add up. Some soldiers had never been under bombardment but had the same symptoms.
Nonetheless, the term remained in use because
1) "Shell shock" was deemed curable with rest, and the main objective was to get soldiers patched up and back to the front.
2) It was a way to avoid getting shot for desertion. A decent officer would not order traumatised men disciplined but send them on to hospital with "shell shock".
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_shock