Wearable injury abatement gear

Abstract

Provided is a wearable injury abatement gear including wearable injury abatement gear conforming around the body of a person, and a plurality of sensors, effectors, transmitters, and processing units, wherein such sensors, effectors, transmitters, and processing units are interconnected using conductors or wirelessly, and wherein such sensors, effectors, transmitters, and processing units are placed in close proximity to the body of the person and embedded in the wearable injury abatement gear. Also provided is a sleeve, configured to be worn around a body portion of a user, comprising electroactive materials that alter one or more physical properties of the sleeve in response to receiving a modulated electrical current from one or more processing units embedded in the sleeve. An associated method is also provided.

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