Table 1.

Details of literature search: databases used and search terms (completed on 08 July 2019).

Database	Search Terms
PUBMED	(firefighter OR firefighters OR “fire fighter” OR “fire fighters” OR “Firefighters” [Mesh] OR “first responder” OR “first responders” OR “emergency responder” OR “emergency responders” OR “Emergency Responders” [Mesh] OR “fire and rescue” OR “smoke jumpers” OR fireman OR firemen) AND (injury OR injuries OR “Wounds and Injuries” [Mesh])
CINAHL	(firefighter OR firefighters OR “fire fighter” OR “fire fighters” OR (MM “Firefighters+”) OR “first responder” OR “first responders” OR “emergency responder” OR “emergency responders” OR “fire and rescue” OR “smoke jumpers” OR fireman OR firemen) AND (injury OR injuries OR (MM “Wounds and Injuries+”))
EMBASE	(‘firefighter’/exp OR firefighter OR firefighters OR ‘fire fighter’/exp OR ‘fire fighter’ OR ‘fire fighters’/exp OR ‘fire fighters’ OR ‘firefighters’/exp OR ‘firefighters’ OR ‘first responder’ OR ‘first responders’ OR ‘emergency responder’/exp OR ‘emergency responder’ OR ‘emergency responders’/exp OR ‘emergency responders’ OR ‘fire and rescue’ OR ‘smoke jumpers’ OR ‘fireman’/exp OR fireman OR firemen) AND (‘injury’/exp OR injury OR ‘injuries’/exp OR injuries OR ‘wounds and injuries’/exp)
COCHRANE	(firefighter OR firefighters OR “fire fighter” OR “fire fighters” OR [mh Firefighters] OR “first responder” OR “first responders” OR “emergency responder” OR “emergency responders” OR [mh “Emergency Responders”] OR “fire and rescue” OR “smoke jumpers” OR fireman OR firemen) AND (injury OR injuries OR [mh “Wounds and Injuries”])
SCOPUS	( TITLE-ABS-KEY(“firefighter”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“firefighters”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“fire fighter”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“fire fighters”) OR INDEXTERMS(“Firefighters”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“first responder”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“first responders”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“emergency responder”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“emergency responders”) OR INDEXTERMS(“Emergency Responders”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“fire and rescue”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“smoke jumpers”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“fireman”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“firemen”) ) AND ( TITLE-ABS-KEY(“injury”) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(“injuries”) OR INDEXTERMS(“Wounds and Injuries”) )
SPORTDISCUS	(firefighter OR firefighters OR “fire fighter” OR “fire fighters” OR “first responder” OR “first responders” OR “emergency responder” OR “emergency responders” OR OR “fire and rescue” OR “smoke jumpers” OR fireman OR firemen) AND (injury OR injuries OR DE “WOUNDS & injuries”)
PEDRO	“firefighter*” AND “injur*”