Often, burns occur quickly. Sometimes, burns are preventable, but other times, unfortunate scenarios that no one could have prevented result in burns of varying severity. This week is Burn Awareness Week—which applies to both being aware of the effects of burns, knowing how to treat minor burns, and prevent burns. [caption id="attachment_4309" align="alignnone" width="556"] Photo Credit to Bill Smith via Flickr.[/caption] The degrees of burns Most people have sustained a minor burn at some point in time. A sunburn is a very minor burn caused by the UV rays and too much UV exposure to