Proportion of participants correctly remembering each true risk and distractor
| Patients providing correct answer (n (%)) | |
| Major risks | |
| Long-term nerve damage | 116 (92.8) |
| Damage to the covering of the lung | 80 (64.0) |
| Seizure | 65 (52.0) |
| Life-threatening event | 38 (30.4) |
| Minor risks | |
| Temporary nerve damage | 121 (96.8) |
| Droopy eyelid | 96 (76.8) |
| Damage to a blood vessel | 94 (75.2) |
| Some difficulty in breathing | 81 (64.8) |
| Hoarse voice | 73 (58.4) |
| Distractors | |
| Heart attack | 97 (90.7) |
| Damage to the covering of the heart | 90 (84.9) |
| Swollen eyes | 89 (84.0) |
| Stroke | 78 (76.5) |
| Muscle injury | 80 (76.2) |
| Itchiness/rash | 81 (74.3) |
| Headache | 75 (70.8) |
| Blood clot | 70 (65.4) |
| Sore throat | 54 (49.5) |
Data presented as n (%) of participants who correctly identified each item as a true risk or distractor.