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Objective To evaluate the information of head injury caused by the major earthquake of Wenehuan and the diagnostic value of muhi-slice spiral CT(MSCT). Methods A total of 1557 earthquake victims were hospitalized, of which head CT scan was performed in 292 eases, and abnormalities were found in 225 of them. The composition, type of injury and MSCT findings of head injury were retrospectively analyzed. Results CT abnormalities were found in 225 victims, including 66 cases of skull fracture,50 eases of cerebral contusion and laceration, 55 eases of intracranial hematoma, 16 cases of subaraehnoid hemorrhage, 16 eases of subdural collection of fluid,20 eases of foreign substance of scalp,and 2 eases of traumatic cerebral infarction. Operation was performed in 22 of them. Conclusion The incidence of head injury in earthquake was high, and most of them were not severe. The examination of MSCT was rapid, MPR and 3D images can clearly show the lesion of craniocerebral trauma. MSCT can provide more valuable information for clinical therapy in craniecerebral trauma caused by earthquake.