Report on the international primary neurosurgical life support course in the eighth asian congress of neurological surgeons in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

On November 22, 2010, a simulation-based hands-on education course for medical staff in the neurosurgical fields was held in 8 th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (ACNS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The present education course called Primary Neurosurgical Life Support (PNLS) course had been started by the Japan Society of Neurosurgical Emergency since 2008. This report summarizes the international version of PNLS course in 8 th ACNS.