System and method for presenting defibrillator status information while in standby mode

A method for displaying status information on a video display of a defibrillator, comprising:

• providing a defibrillator having a user “on” state and a user “off” state, the user “on” state comprising an initiation of a rescue;
• with the defibrillator in the user “off” state, instructing the defibrillator to send defibrillator status information to a video display;
• sending defibrillator status information to a video display while the defibrillator is in the user “off” state;
• and
• displaying the defibrillator status information on the video display while the defibrillator is in the user “off” state, wherein the defibrillator status information can be obtained from the defibrillator without placing the defibrillator in the user “on” state.

A method for displaying status information of a defibrillator, comprising:

• providing a defibrillator having a user “on” state and a user “off” state, the user “on” state being associated with an initiation of a rescue;
• with the defibrillator in the user “off” state, recalling stored results of defibrillator self-tests from memory;
• and
• displaying the stored results on a video display with the defibrillator in the user “off” state, wherein the stored results can be obtained from the defibrillator without placing the defibrillator in the user “on” state.

A method for displaying status information on a video display of a host device, comprising:

• providing a host device having a user “on” state that comprises a rescue operation state and a user “off” state;
• sending status information to a video display coupled to the host device while the host device is in the user “off” state;
• and
• displaying the status information on the video display while the host device is in the user “off” state, wherein the status information can be obtained from the host device without placing the host device in the user “on” state.