EXHIBIT 23(A)
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Response USA, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated September 16, 1998
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1998 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus,
which is part of this Registration Statement.
 
                                          DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
                                          /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 5, 1998