Claims
- 1. A method of performing a self-test in an external defibrillator, the method comprising the following steps:
- generating a test signal automatically;
- turning on a power system within the external defibrillator in response to the test signal; and
- performing a plurality of automatic self-tests within the external defibrillator for determining the status of the defibrillator.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the turning on step comprises providing power to a central processing unit to perform the self-tests.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the generating step comprises generating a test signal automatically upon a predetermined event or condition.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the generating step comprises generating a test signal periodically.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the performing step comprises performing said plurality of automatic self-tests within the external defibrillator on a schedule.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the performing step comprises performing a first automatic self-test on a first periodic schedule.
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the performing step comprises performing a second automatic self-test on a second periodic schedule.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/468,196, filed 6 Jun., 1995, now abandoned, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/240,272, filed May 10, 1994, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/063,631, filed May 18, 1993, and now abandoned the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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