Table 1 Search terms used in each database

PUBMED

((((((female[Title/Abstract] OR women[Title/Abstract] OR woman[Title/Abstract])))) AND injur*[Title/Abstract])) AND ((defence[Title/Abstract] OR defense[Title/Abstract] OR military[Title/Abstract] OR army[Title/Abstract] OR "air force"[Title/Abstract] OR navy[Title/Abstract] OR marines[Title/Abstract] OR tactical[Title/Abstract] OR recruit[Title/Abstract] OR soldier[Title/Abstract] OR cadet[Title/Abstract] OR trainee[Title/Abstract]))

OVID MEDLINE

((((((female.ti,ab,kw. OR women.ti,ab,kw. OR woman.ti,ab,kw.)))) AND injur*.ti,ab,kw.)) AND ((defence.ti,ab,kw. OR defense.ti,ab,kw. OR military.ti,ab,kw. OR army.ti,ab,kw. OR air force.ti,ab,kw. OR navy.ti,ab,kw. OR marines.ti,ab,kw. OR tactical.ti,ab,kw. OR recruit.ti,ab,kw. OR soldier.ti,ab,kw. OR cadet.ti,ab,kw. OR trainee.ti,ab,kw.))

CINAHL

((((((TI female OR AB female OR SU female OR TI women OR AB women OR SU women OR TI woman OR AB woman OR SU woman)))) AND TI injur* OR AB injur* OR SU injur*)) AND ((TI defence OR AB defence OR SU defence OR TI defense OR AB defense OR SU defense OR TI military OR AB military OR SU military OR TI army OR AB army OR SU army OR TI "air force" OR AB "air force" OR SU “air force” OR TI navy OR AB navy OR SU navy OR TI marines OR AB marines OR SU marines OR TI tactical OR AB tactical OR SU tactical OR TI recruit OR AB recruit OR SU recruit OR TI soldier OR AB soldier OR SU soldier OR TI cadet OR AB cadet OR SU cadet OR TI trainee OR AB trainee OR SU cadet))