EXHIBIT 23(a)
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
   
    We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
of Response USA, Inc. on Form SB-2 of our report dated October 8, 1997 appearing
in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement and to the
reference to us under the headings "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in
such Prospectus.
    
 
                                          DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
   
February 2, 1998