Table 1 Search strategy: Databases used, search terms, and filters applied

PubMed

(firefighter [Mesh] OR firefighter* OR “fire service” OR “fire fighter*” OR “fire and rescue personnel”) AND (hydration OR dehydration OR rehydration OR physiological* OR thermoregulation OR “thermal strain” OR temperature OR “water turnover” OR “fluid intake” OR drinking OR “fluid consumption”)

2000–2015

CINAHL

(firefighter [Mesh] OR firefighter* OR “fire service” OR “fire fighter*” OR “fire and rescue personnel”) AND (hydration OR dehydration OR rehydration OR physiological* OR thermoregulation OR “thermal strain” OR temperature OR “water turnover” OR “fluid intake” OR drinking OR “fluid consumption”)

2000–2015

ProQuest

(firefighter* OR “fire service” OR “fire fighter*” OR “fire and rescue personnel”) AND (hydration OR dehydration OR rehydration OR physiological* OR thermoregulation OR “thermal strain” OR temperature OR “water turnover” OR “fluid intake” OR drinking OR “fluid consumption”)

2000–2015

Peer reviewed

Terms in abstract

Google Scholar

(firefighter* OR fire service OR fire fighter* OR fire and rescue personnel) AND (hydration OR dehydration OR rehydration OR physiological response OR thermoregulation OR body temperature OR water turnover OR fluid intake OR drinking OR fluid consumption)

2000–2015