A liquid collection container (8) for a device (2) for providing a vacuum for medical applications and for vacuum treatment of wounds in the human or animal body. The device (2) has a first housing part (4) having a vacuum-generating apparatus and the container (8) for collecting bodily fluids. The container (8) has a grip opening (24) formed for manual gripping, wherein an inner volume of the container (8) also extends into a region (28) adjacent to a wall (30) that bounds the grip opening (24). The region (28) adjacent to a wall (30) that bounds the grip opening (24) is formed by at least one chamber (32) in the interior of the container (8), that chamber being closed off in such a manner that it does not communicate with other, in particular adjacent chambers (40, 48, 45) in the interior of the container (8).