A substantially rigid defibrillator carrying case having a hinged side, a latch disposed on a latch side opposite the hinged side, and a handle disposed on a handle side disposed between the hinged side and the latch side The carrying case is constructed without protrusions and with an arcuate and semi-rigid handle, which combine to allow easy removal and deployment of the contents from a vehicle storage location to a cardiac arrest patient The carrying case is further constructed with a wide angle viewing ready status light pipe for greater ease of maintenance of the contents