Dual-mode defibrillator with latched panel

A multi-mode electronic medical device, comprising:

• a device housing;
• a panel mounted to a front side of the device housing, wherein the panel has an open position and a closed position;
• a first magnet mounted to the panel;
• and
• a second magnet mounted to an off-center portion of a user-movable mechanism that comprises a rotary switch and is part of the device whose movement from a first position to a second position changes the device from a first mode to a second mode and also moves the second magnet relative to the first magnet so as to automatically move the panel from a closed position to an open position when the device changes from the first mode to the second mode,
• wherein the user-movable mechanism is connected to an electric switch and operable to cause the electric switch to change the device from the first mode to the second mode using a same user-provided motion that moves the second magnet from the first position to the second position, and
• wherein a third magnet is mounted in an off-center portion of the user-movable mechanism and the first magnet is mounted to the panel away from a hinge for the panel so that magnetic force applied to the first magnet exerts a moment on the panel about the hinge, and magnetic interaction with the first magnet acts to keep the panel closed or to open the panel.