Emergency call device for a vehicle

The present invention is a vehicle or an acceleration sensor system (1) for detecting an acceleration acting on the occupant, and the evaluation unit (2), transmission unit for automatically sending emergency calls (3) and the emergency call device for a vehicle having a on. According to the present invention, the means for estimating the type and extent of occupant injury on the basis of the occupant model (4,5,6) are provided. Information about the type and degree of injuries thus obtained is automatically transmitted to the emergency center with emergency calls. This makes it possible to introduce very quickly appropriate relief measures.