Which of the following statements about surgical asepsis is true?

a. If you cannot see an item, it is contaminated.
b. It is acceptable to place sterile fields in a draft.
c. If you leave a sterile field unattended, it is only contaminated if you are gone for longer than five minutes

d. The date on a sterile packet has nothing to do with contamination of its
contents.

a

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