English: This article details the design of an open source emergency gentle ventilator (gentle-vent) framework that can be used in periods of scarcity. Although it is not a medical device, the system utilizes a wide range of commonly-available components that are combined using basic electronics skills to achieve the desired performance. The main function of the gentle-vent is to generate a calibrated pressure wave at the pump to provide support to the patient's breathing. Each gentle-vent permutation was tested using a DIY manometer as it would be utilized in the field in low-resource settings and validated with an open source VentMon. The most rudimentary implementation costs less than $40. Oberloier, S., Gallup, N. and Pearce, J.M., 2021. Overcoming Supply Disruptions During Pandemics by Utilizing Found Hardware for Open Source Gentle Ventilation. HardwareX, p.e00255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00255 preprint[https://www.academia.edu/66712956/Overcoming_supply_disruptions_during_pandemics_by_utilizing_found_hardware_for_open_source_gentle_ventilation Academia open access