impact separate impact signals are generated for the outer sensing layer and the inner sensing layer referring to fig4 the impact sensors send the impact signal to a controller the controller then sends a control signal to a transmitter mounted to the vest see also fig1 the transmitter then sends a distress signal to the dispatcher or other receiver see fig3 the transmitter is preferably a radio but other transmitters such as infrared transmitters can be employed and practice the invention the distress signal may include information regarding the strength of the impact the location of the impact on the vest whether the impact was delivered to the outer sensing layer the inner sensing layer or both and any other information regarding the impact that is believed important to measure and transmit physiological sensors can be attached to the vest and operably engaged to the body of the wearer to detect the physiological conditions of the wearer for example a thermometer a heart beat monitor and blood pressure sensor can detect the temperature heart rate and blood pressure of the wearer these devices send a body condition signal to the controller corresponding to the heart rate and the blood pressure this data can be stored in the controller further this data can be transmitted with the distress signal apprising the dispatcher of the current physiological state of the wearer of course any acceptably physiological.