view more. Transcutaneous pacing (also called external pacing) is a temporary means of pacing a patientâs heart during a medical emergency. It is accomplished by delivering pulses of electric current through the patientâs chest, which stimulates the heart to contract. The most common indication for transcutaneous pacing is an abnormally slow heart rate.
In the United States as of 2014, candidates for Congress must be 25 years old to run for a seat in the House of Representatives and 30 years old to run for a seat in the Senate. Other countries have other age minimums for their respective legislative bodies. Continue Reading. Credit: Tom Merton OJO Images Getty Images.
New members of Congress are typically younger than the incumbents they replace. Those serving for the first time in the 113th Congress were an average of 50.5 years old on Jan. 3, 2013, less than the average of 59.2 years for those members who also served in the previous Congress.