EXHIBIT 23(b)
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
   
    We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 of Response USA, Inc. of our report dated August 22, 1996
(January 9, 1998 as to the last paragraph thereof) on the consolidated financial
statements of Response USA, Inc. contained in such Registration Statement, and
to the reference to use, as appearing under the headings "Selected Financial
Data" and "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration
Statement.
    
 
                                          FISHBEIN & COMPANY, P.C.
 
   
Elkins Park, PA
February 2, 1998