Medical supplies are valuable and junkies exist, so people need to lock medical supplies to keep them from being stolen. In the event of an emergency, anyone who would actually need to access the medical supplies within either knows the combination and is able to open it quickly, or has the sheer strength to brute force that lock right off the latch. It's the same deal with fire extinguishers, which also have reinforced glass because the contents of the can are under pressure and idiots be idiots.